Looking across the ditch
Sep. 8th, 2013 08:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysI thought I'd try to watch some coverage of the Aussie elections last night - in between rugby coverage...as you do.
But the only coverage locally was from Sky News. I didn't watch for long. What a nasty, biased, gloating piece of work. Actually considerably worse than checking out Fox news during the last US presidential election. Over here we did hear accusations of the media bias, but they were just that - accusations. The Sky coverage served proof.
On a brighter note, I have been remiss in not noting another "Australian system" vote last weekend - the Hugos. Tansy won for best fan writing! Such brilliant news and so completely deserved.
Oh yes and the Wallabies lost. I have no reaction to that.
But the only coverage locally was from Sky News. I didn't watch for long. What a nasty, biased, gloating piece of work. Actually considerably worse than checking out Fox news during the last US presidential election. Over here we did hear accusations of the media bias, but they were just that - accusations. The Sky coverage served proof.
On a brighter note, I have been remiss in not noting another "Australian system" vote last weekend - the Hugos. Tansy won for best fan writing! Such brilliant news and so completely deserved.
Oh yes and the Wallabies lost. I have no reaction to that.