See-Questering Newspapers
NEWSPAPER MILLS
Scanning the newspaper,
I feel my heart sink,
For the carbon sink,
Is endless papers pulping questions
From our minds.
Where is the kite that flies high on the thermals?
For ideas that are elevated,
Can be seen by all,
But instead they are billboards,
Messages to sell what you don’t need,
For… Continue reading
Is The News Limited?
I have a dream of a media that is completely transparent, serving the public with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I wonder through that lens what we would see?
IS THE NEWS LIMITED
Is news limited,
To a certain point of view,
What is the view like from the top… Continue reading
World Press Freedom Reflecting Community Values
I found it interesting to find there is a day allotted by UNESCO As World Press Freedom Day. I remember attending a Lecture in Melbourne by a senior Age journalist discussing the changes to the media industry. The emerging on-line media sources, free media, the ability of citizens to undertake their own reporting, the ability… Continue reading
David Suzuki: Media ignored Warnings to Humanity
I felt to go to David Suzuki’s website. It is a great source of discerning environmental information. As responsible citizens, we are able to respond. He states in his article below that the media ignored the Warning to Humanity (published in this blog), begs the question why?
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2010/07/protecting-the-planet-is-a-sacred-and-scientific-duty/
By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola
If… Continue reading
New Horizons for Matilda – An Australian Way
This poem is about Australia and Australians. Australia has been viewed as a sunburnt country, it is a very dry continent. Yet recently we have witnessed the worst flooding ever recorded. This poem was written for an outstanding Australian Lawyer I met involved in the publishing of a magazine called the New Matilda http://newmatilda.com/. Waltzing… Continue reading