Public Address 18 November 2011 - Something for Everyone

Flying Nun: Thirtysomething
10:59 Nov 18, 2011 in Hard News by Russell Brown
The 30th anniversary of Flying Nun Records, being celebrated this month with a series of shows and a really very tasty “30 Year Ale” made by Epic, finds the label where it began its long, strange journey: back in indie-label...
http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/flying-nun-thirtysomething/

Media7: Not your usual conference
10:38 Nov 18, 2011 in Hard News by Russell Brown
I doubt anyone picked that this year’s Spada conference would go the way it did. Although the delegates are always an interesting crowd, I’ve never seen a conference take on quite the momentum this one did. The tone was set...
http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/media7-not-your-usual-conference/

A week being a long time in politics
8:12 Nov 18, 2011 in Hard News by Russell Brown
Any political party that can afford it conducts internal polling, especially before and during election campaigns. While the media pay for polls to be conducted to provide themselves with exclusive content – and tease us into watching the 6pm news...
http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/a-week-being-a-long-time-in-politics/

Friday Fluff: Shelf Life
1:48 Nov 17, 2011 by Craig Ranapia in Muse
One of the perils and pleasures of the internet is deluding yourself that work-avoiding browsing is “research”. In a desperate attempt at self-justification, I’m ripping off the Shelf Life feature from The Spectator’s Book Blog. Twelve questions as simple -- or complex -- as you care to make them. And, I hope, illuminating as well.
http://publicaddress.net/muse/friday-fluff-shelf-life/

Criminalising Journalism
11:08 Nov 17, 2011 in Hard News by Russell Brown
Making a complaint under the Crimes Act about the recording of John Key and John Banks’ public-private conversation presumably seemed like a good idea to someone in National’s campaign at the time. Now that the police have told Radio New...
http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/criminalising-journalism/

Linky Love
6:37 Nov 16, 2011 by Craig Ranapia in Muse
Short Shorts, Bon Iver and other Arts Festival delights, flaming nipples and battle of the junk historians...
http://publicaddress.net/muse/linky-love-1/

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