blogging

John Drinnan laboriously writes about bloggers and remuneration. Interesting that he didn’t bother to ring me for comment yet felt obliged to use my name to make some sort of point.

Canterbury University senior lecturer in journalism and new media Donald Matheson says bloggers risk being called hypocrites if they accuse professional media about lack of transparency while not declaring payments from other sources.

Really? …does Fran O’Sullivan declare all her other income at the bottom of every article she writes? Does Bernard Hickey? What about Russell Brown’s multiple sources of income. What a sanctimonious twat. Plenty of people in the media do multiple jobs and work on multiple contracts. They also take separate advertising revenue and perform consultancy work, not to mention the lucrative speaking circuit…why the focus on bloggers and what and how they earn money? Everyone else in the media gets paid somehow and no one digs into that.

The only people I need to declare my income to is IRD. Everyone else can get stuffed.   Read more »

Interesting perspective from the Editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age, Andrew Bonnallack, apparently he hates blog-whores who are no substitute for “trained journalists”. Being an APN rag of course they must have courses in comparing bloggers to “decent journalists, trained and skilled”.

Bizarrely, though the memo clearly states to keep using the phrase, they forgot to tell these twats that we really don’t give a flying f*ck what they think about the world. We are going to do what we are going to do.

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Well, well, well, the boot is on the other foot today. Just yesterday this sanctimonious prick was emailing and writing letters to media organisations calling for me to be sacked, when he was in the pay of the MANA party himself, via Parliamentary Services, ie yours and my wallet.

David Fisher has called him on it and tweets:

Hey @citizenbomber – the Mana Party has confirmed this is you. Where’s the declaration? #MysteryBloggerkiwiblog.co.nz/2013/06/a_ques…

— David Fisher (@DFisherJourno)

June 4, 2013

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Open Parachute has released the latest blog stats.

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This may or may not be Pete

Just a wee update for readers. Pete has taken drastic action this morning in an attempt to win Blubbergeddon.  Read more »

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UK bloggers from across the political spectrum have united and written a letter in the Guardian opposing the extent of the Leveson reforms.

This is a classic case, especially for the left wing bloggers of being careful what you wish for…they were all baying for the blood of Murdoch and didn’t focus on what regulation can actually mean.

The same is happening in Australia now…where the scale and scope of “reforms” and “regulation” are actually a direct attack on freedoms we all enjoy.

The Leveson inquiry was set up to address “the culture, practices and ethics of the press, including contacts between the press and politicians and the press and the police” (Comment, 19 March). Our views diverge on whether the outcome of the Leveson process – and the plans for a new regulator – are the best way forward. But where we all agree is that current attempts at regulating blogs and other small independent news websites are critically flawed.  Read more »

Yesterday I posted about bigots and their lack of logic in opposing marriage equality.

Of course straight away the catholic bigot brigade started up. Then along came a long time reader and commenter who uses the pseudonym “Agent Ballsack”.

He wrote:

We are all likely bigoted to some extent, we are programmed by our parents at a very young age to dislike this, that and the other. Whether it’s ‘currymunchers’, ‘mobsters’, god forbid ‘law enforcement’ and a slew of other programmed behaviours. What sets mostof us apart from animals is our ability to change our beliefs as we learn more about the world around us. Live and let live, turn the other cheek etc etc but the main one I think a lot of Christians find hardest to live with is ‘Do unto others’. Perhaps we should outlaw christianity again to remind a particular group of society what it’s like to be persecuted.  Read more »

Open Parachute has released the latest blog stats.

Once again I have to thank my loyal and growing army of readers…without you all I couldn’t do what I do.

Also thanks to Pete and Travis plus the other support crew who try to keep me sane…I appreciate all your efforts.

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Here it is…the post you have all been waiting for.

Which blog is the best political blog in the land. If you go by Open Parachute stats then the most popular and well read blog is this blog, but is it the best.

Perhaps you may prefer David Farrar’s lesser read travel, arts and fitness blog…he does sometime blog about politics.

THen there is Russell Brown’s lambchop recipe blog and old hippy blog…he used to be rated the best of the best.

Cactus Kate surely must get a mention, though she doesn’t blog nearly as frequently as she ought.

Comment away.