TEXTS
Articles, Essays, Fragments…
Images. Questions.
Miscellaneous texts from my journey…
Options for organising material in a short video series
Are there options to the classic logging, marking up and rating process in organising documentary footage, particularly if you are making a short video series from interviews with experts? Read more here.
Hyper Light Drifter Review
Hyper Light Drifter offers players fast paced isometric combat, set against challenging enemies and encounters, in a beautifully realised pixel-art world teeming with intrigue. Read the review here
Can the NDIS now offer a human face to mental health issues?
Bill Shorten, the newly inaugurated Minister for the NDIS said he wants to “defend” and “restore trust” in the beleagured NDIS. The new policy platform includes sorely needed reforms that would address the scheme’s key issues, but will it address the problems with mental health issues? Read more here.
Rupert Murdoch and the Mediatisation of Politics
…The fourth phase of mediatisation sees political actors internalise these adaptations; media logic and standards of newsworthiness “become a built-in part of the governing processes”… You can read more about the impact of Murdoch on the structure of politics in Australia here.
Australia has one of the most concentrated media industries in the world, impacting public policy and the political landscape. Jack Meehan talks to Erik Jensen, Editor-in-Chief of Schwarz Media, and Corinna Hente, Sub-Editor of the Saturday Paper. Full version here.
JOURNALISM
A fresh perspective on energy, environment and social justice issues