And they’re off! Proposals on electoral reform for the 2009 European Parliament elections sent to the Constitutional Affairs Commission! The Bocchino-Calderisi draft seems to be the notionally-independent proposal that the government will put its weight behind: a 5% threshold and fifteen electoral districts with average magnitude of 4.8. All very exciting.
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Posted 16 September 2008
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The fall of the Prodi government was disappointing, but entirely predictable. The aim of lasting for the entire legislative term (5 years) was unrealistic, with less than a 2% chance of success. Conversely, it was 95% certain that the government would fall sometime between September 2007 and May 2009; the most likely date was […]
Seems that one of CBC’s journalists, in a fit of “journalistic zeal” [note: not partisan activity], suggested questions to an MP in the run-up to a hearing. CBC, in responding to a Conservative party complaint, does the right (and effective thing), and pulls the mea culpa, mea maxima culpa move, with added reference to internal […]
Via Simon Jackman’s excellent blog, this wonderful exchange on ABC’s 7.30 Report concerning Kevin Rudd’s visit to a NYC stripclub. One source delicately suggests that Kerry O’Brien is well qualified to ask questions on alcohol consumption.
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Posted 22 August 2007
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A friend recently asked me to give the five-minute version of what’s going on in Italian politics. Here’s my version, given in best Economist style:
“Dear Anna,
There are two major issues facing the Prodi government at the moment: the budget for 2006/7, and the government’s relations with Telecom Italia.
The budget decree was agreed in the Council […]
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Posted 02 October 2006
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Curry, J.L. (1990). Poland’s Journalists: Professionalism and politics.
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Posted 30 September 2006
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Thanks to a national strike of journalists, there is no print news today. This event - which I can’t imagine happening in the UK after Rupert Murdoch’s move to Wapping - came as a pleasant surprise. No longer the rush to catch up with and synthesise the daily flood of information.
In any event, there are […]
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Posted 30 September 2006
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Stromback, J., and Nord, L.W. (2006) Do Politicians Lead the Tango?
Malinconico, G. (1996). La commissione parlamentare di vigilanza sulla Rai a vent’anni dalla riforma della radiotelevisione pubblica
Aldridge, M., Evetts, J. (2003). Rethinking the concept of professionalism: the case of journalism.
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Posted 28 September 2006
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Thesis:
UK journalism is becoming professionalised, not in a trait-based sense, nor in a market closure sense, but as part of a managerial project designed to ensure control over members using minimally coercive methods of myth cultivation.
Background:
Disagreement about the professional status of journalism dates back to the emergence of the occupation.It can be seen in the […]
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Posted 26 September 2006
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Weekend journalist is married to government minister. Journalist is suspended. 52 deputies belonging to the party of government support her. The journalists’ union says to the deputies, bugger off, this isn’t your fight. Excellent reply. I must learn more about the Société des Journalistes.
Technorati Tags: france+televisions,, beatrice, schonberg,, france, 2,, societe, des, journalistes,, unions,, professionalism
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Posted 19 September 2006
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