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Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:55 am
by Leonie
I like this. You are so right. The various people once considered the legimate carriers of the news now seem to get their stories from places like Twitter.
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:03 pm
by keats
Mate, you just it all up so well in so few words!! I am in your corner, as I hate the media vultures wanting death and destruction and now even extending their programing in hope of disasters an personal tragedies emerging.
Well said, and a great little poem to boot!
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:07 pm
by Dave Smith
Yeah Marty well said, the reporters seem to be having a exciting time, I have been through a couple of cyclones and it’s not at all fun and games, I have brothers and nephews from Brisbane to mission beach one actually on the beach front at Mission Beach. It’s a bit of a worry.
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:12 pm
by Neville Briggs
Marty, this is not really new I am afraid, been around for along time.
A. People don't buy the paper unless there is something exciting , B. jounalists have to produce exciting stuff every day cause C. if people don't buy the paper, commercial interests won't buy advertising space and if ads are not sold then D. newspaper proprietors don't become fantastically rich from advertising revenue. E. If there's no exciting stuff then they must create it somehow ...back to B.
About relevant news and facts ( facts
) who care$$$
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:16 pm
by Neville Briggs
There will be some exciting stuff to report soon........how we tarred and feathered a bush poet who doesn't check his spelling
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:23 pm
by william williams
GEE wizz Neville
is my spell check playing up again
Bill W
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:26 pm
by william williams
Come Neville back to the old smoke signals they were the good old days
Bill W
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:40 pm
by Neville Briggs
Or better still William, doom... doom ...doom... doom ...the... Phantom's.... talking ...jungle.... drums.
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:04 pm
by william williams
rat a tat tat, rat tat, dat demm message sticks we send old fella dem tellin yah im been long time beltin dat drum
bw
Re: Modern media
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:37 pm
by Dave Smith
Martyboy wrote:Bush poets would have to travel around and sit around fires or at pubs with people
Pick me Pick me! I would love to be able to do that.
With our up coming trip we tried to fit in Vic and NSW but with all thats going on we decided to leave our caravan home and fly straight to QLD.
TTFN
