Gareth Hughes needs to take lesson in social media from Judith Collins.
As a well-travelled Green MP who is resides in Wellington, you would think that he would be alert to his carbon footprint and the evils of climate change by swimming then walking to Christchurch.
24 hours after protesting against NZ’s fourth largest export worth $2bn each year, oil, you think he would be careful about travel and the stench of hypocrisy. Read more »
via Twitter / Melissa Lee
Judith Collins has been shredding Twitter yesterday.
Check out these sledges.
Aaron Gilmore needs to look on the bright side rather than threatening people. Read more »
Let me explain why it really is a bad idea to have Twitter if you are an MP. The media love Twitter and have embraced it fully in reporting of politics and here is why. They are the prime beneficiaries of MP’s tweeting.
Despite consistently advising MP’s not to get on Twitter they are ignoring such sage counsel and are continuing to do so. So once again I will share my experience in social media over the years and analyse how and why MP’s should not use Twitter unless it enhances their reputation among media and with it a very small section of the voting public who follow Twitter. Twitter use is making MP’s look even more clueless about the problems and needs of their actual target voters than most already are and in Asenati Lole-Taylor’s case, that was what I previously thought an impossible achievement.
I do not spend much time on Twitter and only have links to new posts on the blog. I will jump on to sledge people who need and deserve it, like David Fisher and formerly Trevor Mallard but it is a distraction to my day I can do without. If for any reason I do go on, it is as a free social media lesson in how people with anything to lose in life such as their job as an MP and perks that go with it, need to be very careful about using it. Regular users of Twitter are just hopelessly addicted to it, bored with their job or life in some way and need to stop.
Then there are political journalists who show their bias and inner circles by endlessly communicating with MP’s they are meant to be reporting neutrally on. The smarter political journalists though use twitter to bait MP’s into making fools of themselves by obtaining stories written from tips and gossip off it and present that to their editor now as news reporting. None of these stories are ones enhancing the public perception of an MP. The vast majority of the public do not follow Twitter at all and only see something on it in the paper or online when an MP has made a dick of themselves. Read more »
Coming to the sky near Canberra…the SkyWhale:
A $170,000 hot air balloon called the Skywhale has been unveiled to mark Canberra’s centenary.
At 34 metres long and weighing half a tonne, it is at least twice as large as a standard hot-air balloon.
It took 16 people seven months to make, using more than 3.5 kilometres of fabric and 3.3 million stitches.
It can carry a pilot plus two passengers to an altitude of 3,000 feet.
But Canberrans are divided over the balloon’s design, with Twitter users and talkback callers to 666 ABC Canberra expressing dismay and delight. Read more »
Both co-leaders of the Greens were attempting to bully Patrick Gower on Twitter last night.
Sensitive are they?
Asenati Lole Taylor Nasty Lonely Taylor seems to be a bit lonely lately and doesn’t appear to have a #heyclint to talk to, so has taken up talking to herself when she’s not occupied with calling John Key petty names like “ShongKey”.
Queue the chirping crickets:
But what’s this, “NO ASSETS SALE”? she either means “no asset sales” or has Winston First reversed their policy on asset sales?
Politicians, Facebook, Twitter….just say no.
I have been getting emails why I didn’t immediately cover the bombing in Boston and leap on the bandwagon of grief porn.
There are a couple of reasons. The first one was that I was busy. Then there was the confusing and in some cases outright wrong reporting, and lastly…some of the photos that are out there are just shocking. I had people at the office claiming variously that dozens were dead, then just some, before settling on three, that they had arrested a Saudi national and he was under guard at a hospital. Then as I watched over the last few days at the witch-hunt unfolding for people who are innocent I am kind of relieved I didn’t jump on the band-wagon.
Slate has an article about the splatter porn and breaking news that I think people should read. It explains why breaking news is broken.
Inspired by the events of the past week, here’s a handy guide for anyone looking to figure out what exactly is going during a breaking news event. When you first hear about a big story in progress, run to your television. Make sure it’s securely turned off.
Next, pull out your phone, delete your Twitter app, shut off your email, and perhaps cancel your service plan. Unplug your PC.
Now go outside and take a walk for an hour or two. Maybe find a park and sit on a bench, reading an old novel. Winter is just half a year away—have you started cleaning out your rain gutters? This might be a good time to start. Whatever you do, remember to stay hydrated. Have a sensible dinner. Get a good night’s rest. In the morning, don’t rush out of bed. Take in the birdsong. Brew a pot of coffee. Read more »
