Yes, there is a Media3

11:25 Sep 13, 2012 36

Hi folks. I've had a few things to do this week -- including a low-profile mission to Christchurch -- and thus haven't had the opportunity to write at length about the themes of this week's Media3.

I'll be talking to the Dominion Post's Phil Kitchin, whose report on troubled ACC complainant Bronwyn Pullar set in motion a storm of unhappy headlines that have so far accounted for the commission's chairman and chief executive two board members, several officials and a former minister. Is it over yet?

Scott Yorke will be joining me to muse on the US Presidential race un the wake of the party conventions. It's the economy, stupid. Well, that and the all-important battle to utter the cheesiest aphorism.

And I'll also have a flying visit to CTV, whose remarkably youthful staff are producing daily news from a new base near Christchurch airport.

You can join us for the recording, as usual, at 5.30pm this evening at the Villa Dalmacija, 10 New North Road, Aucklandtown. Seeya!

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Rich of Observationz, 13:15 Sep 13, 2012

I feel something is missing, today.

Back in Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 5550 posts Report
Sacha, in reply to Rich of Observationz, 14:19 Sep 13, 2012

that's a sign in itself

Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report
Russell Brown, in reply to Rich of Observationz, 14:20 Sep 13, 2012

I feel something is missing, today.
Heh. (a) I was travelling, and (b) I'm nowhere near interested enough to think about obseleting all my 30-pin peripherals.
I'm more interested in the forthcoming iMac rev and, possibly, the big TV play.

Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report
Sacha, in reply to Russell Brown, 14:34 Sep 13, 2012

obseleting all my 30-pin peripherals
..shows how it's hard to make compelling news from it

Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report
Russell Brown, in reply to Sacha, 14:42 Sep 13, 2012

NBR has a roundup of the first hands-on reviews. Wired's is quite good:
"The iPhone 5 is the greatest phone in the world. It has top-notch hardware with a zippy new A6 processor and amazing four-inch display. Its new operating system, iOS 6, is slicker than slugs on ice. And its ultra-slim body, an all-glass and aluminum enclosure, is a triumph of industrial design. There is nothing not to like about the phone. It’s aces. Just aces.
"And yet it is also so, so cruelly boring." - Mat Honan
Our expectations are so high ...

Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report
andin, 17:38 Sep 13, 2012

muse on the US Presidential race
My muse says WTF! in a tired kinda bemused fashion. I think she shakes her head left 2 right…left 2 right…as well…. and hums lala lala laaaaa

raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report
Andrew R2, 19:29 Sep 13, 2012

Is media 3 going to be available on iTunes?

Russell • Since May 2011 • 7 posts Report
WH, 22:25 Sep 13, 2012

I liked Clinton's speech, but I liked Obama's too. Each gave the speech their place in history allowed them to give. I don't think people wanted another high flown speech about the audacity of hope.
The trajectory of Obama's presidency is looking a lot like Clinton's: a period of early promise followed by unpopular legislation, the loss of his Congressional majority, re-election facilitated by personal charisma and the unreasonableness of the opposition, and then economic recovery. It's easy to forget how acrimonious everything was back in 1996.

Since Nov 2006 • 797 posts Report
Craig Ranapia, in reply to WH, 12:01 Sep 14, 2012

It's easy to forget how acrimonious everything was back in 1996.
But at least then the GOP selected a presidential candidate who conducted himself with some dignity and good judgement, and ran a campaign staffed with functional adults. Whatever else you say about Bob Dole, he wouldn't have blundered into a fuck-up fiesta like this.
The Atlantic's James Fallowes is lethal here.
When [Romney] first heard about the violence and protests last night, he rushed to condemn the administration before anyone knew fully what was going on. After he had had a few hours to think, he dug himself in far deeper with a graceless press conference whose dominant theme was partisan criticism of the administration.
In short, when faced with a 3 a.m. test, he reacted immediately, rather than having the instinct to wait. And after he waited, he mistook this as a moment for partisanship rather than for at least the appearance of statesmanlike national unity. The irony, of course, is that resisting the partisan impulse today would have been the greatest possible boost to his horse-race prospects two months from now.
Think of this temperament and these instincts in a command role, and with stakes much higher than they were today.
If the US election really was all "about the economy, stupid", it should be Romney's to lose. But he keeps insisting on making the narrative about his character, his judgement and his principles. Which wouldn't be so bad, if he didn't fuck up so horribly on what's supposed to be a strong point for Republicans.

North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report
Rob Stowell, in reply to Craig Ranapia, 12:19 Sep 14, 2012

If the US election really was all “about the economy, stupid”, it should be Romney’s to lose.
Except: "Take two tax cuts, some deregulation, and call me in the morning" isn't a plan for the economy. It's similar to the lack of a plan we face here.
And on credibly balancing the budget? Clinton made the point: arithmetic. What plan Romney and Ryan might have- and they've been bloody opaque about it- simply doesn't add up.

Whakaraupo • Since Nov 2006 • 2120 posts Report
Russell Brown, in reply to Rob Stowell, 12:23 Sep 14, 2012

And on credibly balancing the budget? Clinton made the point: arithmetic. What plan Romney and Ryan might have- and they’ve been bloody opaque about it- simply doesn’t add up.
Quite. Now they're claiming they'll make it add up by "closing tax loopholes", but are refusing to say what loopholes they'll close.

Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report
Craig Ranapia, in reply to Russell Brown, 12:58 Sep 14, 2012

Quite. Now they’re claiming they’ll make it add up by “closing tax loopholes”, but are refusing to say what loopholes they’ll close.
Which, again, makes Romney's character and judgement the issue -- and to be cold-blooded about it, that's a battle he's not winning with his own base. Playing the horse race, the number of unforced errors on Romney's part make Sarah Palin look like a disciplined, moderate policy wonk. FFS, I'd have held a gun to his head until he handed me every damn tax return he'd filed in his life. The result couldn't have been any worse than what happened.

North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report
Tony Siu, 13:41 Sep 14, 2012

On the way to work, people were hawking the aftermarket version 30 pin adapter to a 9 pin adapter for 40 bucks, which is like 6 bucks back home. I was thinking I could make money from this....

Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 82 posts Report
mark taslov, in reply to Craig Ranapia, 15:00 Sep 14, 2012

'Midnight in Paris' utterly charmless
Totally.

Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report
Graham Dunster, 16:13 Sep 14, 2012

I read somewhere that Facetime will now work on 3G as well as wifi, which will be great. I'm unclear if this will only apply to the 5 or if 4 and 4S too.

Auckland • Since Nov 2009 • 184 posts Report
Kumara Republic, in reply to Craig Ranapia, 18:10 Sep 14, 2012

What's scary is that Romney is on the sane end of the GOP, Palin or no Palin.

The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report
Craig Ranapia, in reply to Kumara Republic, 22:18 Sep 14, 2012

Word's autosuggest feature keeps urging me to change "Republican" to "replicant". Granted, they both seem to be artificial lifeforms deficient in empathy but it's still creepy.

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WH, in reply to Craig Ranapia, 23:34 Sep 14, 2012

Romney is not so different from Bob Dole. We’re just some way down the road from when Newt Gingrich tried to shut down the federal government and Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) re-enacted Vincent Foster’s “murder” with a pumpkin.
Romney’s message is complicated by the fact that Obama inherited a mess that was made by Republicans.

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andin, in reply to WH, 08:21 Sep 15, 2012

Romney’s message is complicated by the fact that Obama inherited a mess that was made by Republicans.
yeah but not many voters wanna have a beer with the man

raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report
Fran Van Helmond, 11:10 Sep 15, 2012

Thank you for interviewing Phil Kitchin this morning Russell. Can't wait for his next DomPost installment. Thanks also to my friend Bronwyn Pullar for being strong. You're the best Bronwyn! Aon and Catalyst should also be investigated for their ACC endorsed crimes against the ACC levy payers during 1999 and 2003. Not much has changed since then. Many of us who were exited to winz were never rehabilitated. Aon made a quick dollar while we still suffer from their earlier scams! Read my story on: acclaim-waikato.org and on the accforum.org Thanks again Media 3. Well done.

Cambridge • Since Sep 2012 • 1 posts Report
Russell Brown, in reply to Fran Van Helmond, 13:54 Sep 15, 2012

Thanks, Fran.
Anyone who missed the ep can see it online here.

Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report
Tony Siu, 14:31 Sep 15, 2012

To Graham: FaceTime over cellular networking works for 4S and 5.

Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 82 posts Report
WH, 23:39 Sep 15, 2012

yeah but not many voters wanna have a beer with the man
I suppose it’s why Gore lost to Bush, and why Scott Brown might beat Elizabeth Warren. Sometimes it’s better to vote for Pedro.
I sometimes think about the vagaries of popularity when I walk past homeless people on the street. I think it’s why people like Susan Boyle and Paul Potts elicit such a strong audience response. There’s a part of us that recognises life’s unfairness, and celebrates when an unlikely winner has their moment in the sun.

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Sacha, in reply to WH, 00:23 Sep 16, 2012

why Gore lost to Bush
not sure that's such a good example, alll things considered

Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report
Kumara Republic, in reply to WH, 03:54 Sep 16, 2012

I suppose it’s why Gore lost to Bush
Don't forget the hanging chads episode. Or the 45%+ of Americans too disillusioned and cynical to vote.

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