Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Orcon IRL on Journalism: The Video https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Kevin McCready https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365861#post365861 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365861#post365861 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:48:10 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365843#post365843 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365843#post365843 Perhaps you would like to address the substance of what I am saying about much of modern journalism. ie The all too common view that there is no truth which leads to celebrity “journalists” who think they are entertainers.

I didn't mean to sound too snippy, but I really didn't…

]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:41:34 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365842#post365842 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365842#post365842 It’s a pain checking back manually every now and then.
the http://publicaddress.net/system/ ‘portal’
gives you a fairly painless quick reference on the ongoing status of all recent threads – in time order.
and http://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/
extends it to all threads

and you could just leave that window open and refresh as…

]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:03:37 +1200 Kevin McCready https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365837#post365837 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365837#post365837 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:28:10 +1200 Kevin McCready https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365836#post365836 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365836#post365836 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:25:48 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365815#post365815 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365815#post365815 Guyon “push for answers too soon” ??? FFS. And the idea of gladiatorial entertainment is exactly what’s wrong with journalism today.

Sorry, I meant to respond to this earlier. You're (possibly) wilfully misinterpreting what Guyon said. It was a really thoughtful point about taking the audience with you in structuring…

]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:45:45 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365740#post365740 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365740#post365740 On a more positive note – I managed to watch the full clip over the weekend and to make it easier it is now possible to watch each section as they have been split out into separate clips.

Indeed. They're all here, folks.

]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:00:05 +1200 Rich of Observationz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365738#post365738 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365738#post365738 Fleet Street's finest: Lunchtime O'Booze...

I used to work next door to Fortress Wapping in the pre-internet days, and it was quite common to be buttonholed in the pub by cub reporters seeking comment on the issues from the day from a typical local. They usually mangled the story and…

]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:33:32 +1200 Jason Kemp https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365732#post365732 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365732#post365732 On a more positive note – I managed to watch the full clip over the weekend and to make it easier it is now possible to watch each section as they have been split out into separate clips.

The whole event looks remarkable and production values are high. It is…

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:21:57 +1200 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365652#post365652 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365652#post365652 a 'story' based on a 2-month old facebook post.
#scrapingbarrel

]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:01:41 +1200 Alan Perrott https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365641#post365641 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365641#post365641 hmm, maybe I'm wrong. headline on Stuff today: Lorde Loves 'Sex' a Lot.

did anyone just feel a bump?

]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:52:54 +1200 Alan Perrott https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365627#post365627 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365627#post365627 can't remember who I was talking to on the night about this, but I get a little pissed off by all this 'investigative journalism' talk.
it isn't witchcraft or even particularly clever, it used to be called working your round. you know, getting out from time to time without deadline…

]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:37:06 +1200 Euan Mason https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365616#post365616 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365616#post365616 You guys have forgotten that it’s about finding and reporting truth.

Couldn't agree more.

]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:28:59 +1200 Euan Mason https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365615#post365615 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365615#post365615 “We’re talking a lot about journalism lately – and we’re doing it because journalism is facing something approaching an existential crisis.”

RadioNZ is a great example of independent, but publicly-funded journalism. An independent fourth estate is essential for democracy, and so extending the RadioNZ model may provide a more secure…

]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:24:36 +1200 Kevin McCready https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365564#post365564 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365564#post365564 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:43:06 +1200 Mark Graham https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365543#post365543 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365543#post365543 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:25:53 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365542#post365542 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-orcon-irl-on-journalism-the-video/?p=365542#post365542 Discussion from blog post.

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