Comments on: Have a good weekend http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/31/have-a-good-weekend/ Fearlessly dispensing political, legal and economic analysis (and some whimsy) since 2002 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin Rennie http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/31/have-a-good-weekend/#comment-328053 Kevin Rennie Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:50:33 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6252#comment-328053 Still a slim chance of catching <a href="http://laborview.blogspot.com/2008/10/grocers-son-way-we-were.html" rel="nofollow">The Grocer's Son</a> at a cinema. Worth it. Still a slim chance of catching The Grocer’s Son at a cinema. Worth it.

]]> By: Bob Gosford http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/31/have-a-good-weekend/#comment-327736 Bob Gosford Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:17:09 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6252#comment-327736 FIRST!!! I've waited for this moment for so long...sitting here on a late V & O Friday afternoon seeing all those worthies from down south who jumped the queue...maybe everyone is sitting in a bar watching the cricket or in a car on their way home... Me, I'm in downtown Yuendumu having a quiet afternoon after a busy week that started with Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin dragging a clutch of Federal and State Minister and Senators (Community Affairs...in the NT to look at advances in the War On Petrol Sniffing)...the activities of several MSM journos led to a run of three Crikey pieces from me this week - all of which can be seen <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2008/10/28/ngurrja-school-ngurrja-pool-yes-school-yes-pool-jenny-macklin-finds-a-few-friends-at-yuendumu/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2008/10/29/peggy-napaljarri-browns-fury/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2008/10/30/yuendumu-the-pool-the-press-protocols-and-permitsand-the-code-of-conduct-for-ministerial-staff/#more-299" rel="nofollow">here</a>, in expanded form, on my Crikey blog - <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/" rel="nofollow">The Northern Myth</a>... I think that there is a longer discussion that needs to be had about how journalists conduct themselves when they come out to small, traditional townships like Yuendumu and neighbouring towns, particularly where the well-documented language issues are concerned - a journo in a rush might get away with a sidewalk vox-pop on the streets of Sydney or Bathurst, but when the person you are interviewing speaks English as a second or third language and has never read a broadsheet then a whole set of different issues come into play I'm working on a piece for next week on Arts Minister Garrett's resale royalty scheme and would appreciate any views from whatever front line any one has a perspective from on this issue - what I'm hearing from people I've talked to is that it will be...a dud... And I'm trying to avoid taking the dogs for a walk this evening...that can be my LBF's job... Cheers and I hope more Australian wickets fall soon...and I welcome any thoughts about this grab-bag of thoughts on a Friday afternoon FIRST!!! I’ve waited for this moment for so long…sitting here on a late V & O Friday afternoon seeing all those worthies from down south who jumped the queue…maybe everyone is sitting in a bar watching the cricket or in a car on their way home…
Me, I’m in downtown Yuendumu having a quiet afternoon after a busy week that started with Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin dragging a clutch of Federal and State Minister and Senators (Community Affairs…in the NT to look at advances in the War On Petrol Sniffing)…the activities of several MSM journos led to a run of three Crikey pieces from me this week – all of which can be seen here, here and here, in expanded form, on my Crikey blog – The Northern Myth…

I think that there is a longer discussion that needs to be had about how journalists conduct themselves when they come out to small, traditional townships like Yuendumu and neighbouring towns, particularly where the well-documented language issues are concerned – a journo in a rush might get away with a sidewalk vox-pop on the streets of Sydney or Bathurst, but when the person you are interviewing speaks English as a second or third language and has never read a broadsheet then a whole set of different issues come into play

I’m working on a piece for next week on Arts Minister Garrett’s resale royalty scheme and would appreciate any views from whatever front line any one has a perspective from on this issue – what I’m hearing from people I’ve talked to is that it will be…a dud…

And I’m trying to avoid taking the dogs for a walk this evening…that can be my LBF’s job…

Cheers and I hope more Australian wickets fall soon…and I welcome any thoughts about this grab-bag of thoughts on a Friday afternoon

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