It was never going to be an easy walk in the park for me.
I may say the enjoyable silliness of runner and Sonofglion gave me a grin.
Hard sometimes being me,just can not bring myself to take the easy path.

I stand firmly against ANY MEDIA BIAS, for me the Murdock media, every last crumb of it, is purely dangerous to Democracy.
Now sorry all, green left weekly, New Matilda, are only mirror images.
I need no crafted hand molded stuff to define why Labor is a better bet than the others.
A path exists, weed over grown that it has become, that most want to read or follow,truth in reporting, not histrionics, not shouted headlines known to be constructed or even lies.
The recent High court judgment against Bolt, a Grub in my view, both highlighted him as he is, a right wing media Tart, and challenged his view, to in some respect say what most Australians have said at one time or another about others.
My request to leave opinions in the bucket was, in retrospect , silly.
It would do us no harm however to understand both sides.
I wounder? have others, as I did felt shame and embarrassment,at the Murdock medias efforts to influence when its support went to the ALP.
Is bias only bad when it is not your side receiving the support?
for too many the answer is yes.

I watched the James Murdock fronting that British Parliament panel last night.
I too watched the changes and maneuvering in News Internationals Australian branch yesterday.
I read the flagships front page this morning.
I had promised not to, not to let another click show advertisers one more number was visiting.
So I until today, do not read or visit the Sydney Telegraph or Australian.
Had to today.
See I think, honest, 80% of us share common values/fears/concerns.
I think that number to some extent are concerned about BOTH SIDES of Australian politics.
I think our politicians, in close conflict with each other, forget us first.
And yes, it may upset you,but I see a DEADLY dangerous denial of truth balance,and an intrusion of self interest, in our media.
I think we, if not blinded by anti Gillard feelings, if given the full story, would understand.
We do not yet,not enough of us, our MEDIA world media is little more than propaganda factory's.
Rest assured,do not wallow in the hot tub of News International anti Labor stance.
If NI survives it will at some future date,do what it always has,see the English Suns headline, it was us that did it, installed a government.
Labor will again be the pony NI rides in its never ending search for power and self interest.
Mafia? todays Mafia is and always will be big money big power.
If that hat does not fit I must be mad!

All media outlets have a particular viewpoint. All the government has the right to do is ensure that what the papers publish is factually correct. Trying to control political opinion pieces by focussing on those organisations that give you a hard time is essentially state censorship.

Already we find view points censored because they can be construed as causing offence, but this is a very slippery slope, as almost any view point can cause offence to those that disagree.

On reading posts like the SOG one, and the more settled but totally biased one of Shadow Minister.
I would once, maybe, responded with a bitterness or maybe anger.
It is sorrow that drives this post.
I first am sorry that the subject is unloved.
Many threads started even in articles section.
Not much response.
Or interest it seems.
Yet it is of immense interest to me, the basic principle of freedom of speech and a free press.
Free to do what, say what?
Surely others know? after a record is gained of LABOR voting, two Australian newspapers, do not let you link and vote in polls.
Those polls ARE CRAFTED TO BE BIASED such as, do you trust Gillard, the other answer will be some thing like is Gillards record a trust worthy one, my answer is no twice but owners of media use it like a club.
The LIE Deliberate LIE they act in the publics interest is for fools to believe.
I again challenge conservatives, did you think the presses love affair, blind supporter Keitting was ok?
Is it the job of REPORTERS to have headlines like England's readable toilet role the Sun , * it was us that done it* change a government?

Todays Australian and British newspapers say 14 have been charged by police, and 26 implicated.
Phone hacking is just a part.
Once we, here could listen in to Mobile phones, all analogue, illegal but as easy as turning a receiver on.
Not so now, or in this case,a warning should be given, your walk around the home phone,and baby monitors,do let people listen in on you.
An intrusion of privacy? yes.
But this is far worse .
How can we not see past the partisanship, say its ok they support my party/team.
How can we be so unconcerned about the endless quest for power behind this.
And last,why do we convince our selves it is only done in Britain.

Belly,
Here is something that may interest any ALP member.

'Police delve into fairfax hacking crisis targeting reporters of thhe Age'

And this is in Melbourne, not overseas, and the hacking was into the ALPs electoral data.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/police-delve-into-fairfaxs-hacking-crisis/story-fn6b3v4f-1226193575504

Lets see if this makes a scandal.