This is the brilliant photo that won a Walkley*.Titled "A Windy Oakes Day" it was taken by Angela Wylie and was successful in the category of 'best daily life photography for 2006'. Reminds me of birds holding tight to a power line in a gale.
Not such a good look for two of Rupert Murdochs' employees after a tired and emotional moment by Glenn Milne in his ongoing feud with Stephen Mayne and matters in the ol' dart where Clive Goodman ended up in the courts.
Milne has apologised for his well known 'gaffe' * "Please accept this release as an apology to my esteemed colleagues, friends and family for the hurt and embarrassment caused by my actions at the Walkley Awards in Melbourne.I lamentably mixed alcohol and migraine medication with shocking consequences. I apologise too to Stephen Mayne and the organisers of the awards.There is no excuse for my behaviour." He has also inadvertently allowed a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the previously secret newspaper empire. Crikey reports today that his local boss said he "will not be patted on the back for what he did last night". Instead, he will be "disciplined internally which is a matter between myself and him" It has often been a bone of contention how writers and editors have been brought into the line by senior management. 'Boneing' is indeed believed to be the technique favoured by the competitive Packer apparachiks.
Found guilty of breaching the privacy of royalty ex-'News of the World Royal Editor', Clive Goodman, who has been suspended by the paper, apologised in court to the three members of the royal household staff concerned and their principals, princes William, Harry and Charles *. Andy Coulson, the paper's editor, said: "The News of the World will ... be making a substantial donation to charities of the Princes' choice."
A question ..... do common celebrity types get similarly well looked after by the legal system? Not so, police have no plans to press further charges. Despite the counter-terrorism group of Scotland Yard finding "that among those targeted were David Blunkett, while he was home secretary, the government minister David Miliband, the England and Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell, the editor of the Sun, Rebekah Wade, the Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes, the supermodel Elle Macpherson, and the publicist Max Clifford". Most interesting is that great excuse in "The Australian" ; everyone ("Voicemail snooping rife on Fleet Street") is hiring detectives these days and doing this sought of stuff.
Not to be outdone Mr Murdoch himself was out personally apologising "I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project. We are very sorry for any pain that his has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson." * Its not flash to pay good ol' O.J.Simpson nearly two million pounds while going for what many saw as a tacky little rateings grabber. No doubt there.
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He has also inadvertently allowed a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the previously secret newspaper empire. Crikey reports today that his local boss said he "will not be patted on the back for what he did last night". Instead, he will be "disciplined internally which is a matter between myself and him" It has often been a bone of contention how writers and editors have been brought into the line by senior management
Wow! There's no such thing as a half-measure at NewsCorp. Milne really cops it sweet. His punishment? He gets to write a column justifying his behaviour.
Arthur no accountability at Newscorp it would seem. JWH never has to face the music why should our little darling. I commented about Milne over at L.P. where there is a thread on the subject and the newspaper article you mention........
“What level of remorse would you judge to be adequate, Joe?”
Something a damned sight better than this, Tim. See Marks link for the quotes.
exhibit1……..”But when I went the biff on Stephen Mayne at Thursday night’s Walkley Awards ceremony it became one. Lesson one: if you are going to do something like that, don’t do it on a television broadcast.” Next time I “biff” someone, I will be more careful about the location. Most contrite that.
exhibit2……..While maintaining that he is making no excuses he then launches into long attack on Mayne. He accuses Mayne of “unsubstantiated smear and innuendo”. Then proceeds to do just that, to the guy who has let him off the hook. All the reasons why any poor bloke would “snap”, if you’d had that happen to you. How sorry is that?
exhibit 3…..He was absolutely brimming on Inslyders, as if he had picked up a Walkley. Speaks the words but doesn’t seem to give a stuff. Not the look of a man who has done something wrong.
Not good enough, though I would be much more lenient on him than he and his pals are on the many poor buggers whose sentence is never enough for their readers and advertisers taste.
http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/02/not-boned/#comments
PS arthur........ that link I gave needs 'ments' on the end to work;if you want to check out what's being said in that part of our world. Cheers and i enjoy the read on your blog.
I think no accountability in the main stream media ... full stop.
Have to agree miss politics.The Australian Press Council is all 'bark and no bite'.Self regulation is an out and out failure and makes a joke of democracy. A good example you well know below....
http://www.earthgarden.com.au/bt.html
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