Post by Michael Wilbur-Ham on Apr 30, 2013 22:00:51 GMT 10
Monday 29 April, 2013
The most obvious bias of Q&A is that despite being well into the year, tonight's program has only the third person who speaks for supporting the Greens. (The two Green supporters in earlier programs this year were other Green Senators.)
Other panellists in earlier programs have spoken out eloquently and passionately against Labor (and Liberal) policies and in favour of what the Greens support, but this has always been done with a 'if only Labor/Liberal did the right thing' message rather than 'if you agree with me vote Green'. David Marr is a great example of a fan of Labor since Whitlam who hasn't recognised that Labor has changed.
On the other hand those who promote right wing views are clearly seen to be against Labor and supporting the Liberals. And other non-politician panelists have clearly been supporting Labor and not Liberal.
So to the show -
As usual only about 10% of Greens supporters in the audience which is in line with the Greens current polling figures. So if a pro-Green comment gains significant applause then there must be many ALP and Coalition supporters clapping. In fact if it is significant applause then most of those clapping must be ALP or Coalition supporters.
I've just been writing how the media ignores the Greens (as in the Four Corners program and resultant coverage), so it was amazing to hear Nick Cater, Senior editor with The Australian, complaining that "the views expressed in the media are not sometimes the views of most people". The extreme right even have the IPA appearing on the ABC so often that they are probably deserve an office there, yet when was the last time you heard a view to the left of the Greens (ie real socialist or communist)?.
I was about to write that with lots of discussion about the intervention nothing much had been said - and then Sarah comes in and drops some bombshells.
The asylum seeker question is raised only at the very end of the show (and I guess that none of the panelists had seen Four Corners shown just before the show, but Sarah mentions it). Far more than 10% of the audience applaud the man from Iraq who defended asylum seekers.
If you hadn't seen Four Corners then Sarah butting in at the end would have appeared inappropriate. But for those who had, what was obvious is how little time the program devoted to this issue.
Not a bad Q&A (for once) because it did fairly present the view of Labor, Liberal and Greens. Sarah Hansen-Young did a great job.
The most obvious bias of Q&A is that despite being well into the year, tonight's program has only the third person who speaks for supporting the Greens. (The two Green supporters in earlier programs this year were other Green Senators.)
Other panellists in earlier programs have spoken out eloquently and passionately against Labor (and Liberal) policies and in favour of what the Greens support, but this has always been done with a 'if only Labor/Liberal did the right thing' message rather than 'if you agree with me vote Green'. David Marr is a great example of a fan of Labor since Whitlam who hasn't recognised that Labor has changed.
On the other hand those who promote right wing views are clearly seen to be against Labor and supporting the Liberals. And other non-politician panelists have clearly been supporting Labor and not Liberal.
So to the show -
As usual only about 10% of Greens supporters in the audience which is in line with the Greens current polling figures. So if a pro-Green comment gains significant applause then there must be many ALP and Coalition supporters clapping. In fact if it is significant applause then most of those clapping must be ALP or Coalition supporters.
I've just been writing how the media ignores the Greens (as in the Four Corners program and resultant coverage), so it was amazing to hear Nick Cater, Senior editor with The Australian, complaining that "the views expressed in the media are not sometimes the views of most people". The extreme right even have the IPA appearing on the ABC so often that they are probably deserve an office there, yet when was the last time you heard a view to the left of the Greens (ie real socialist or communist)?.
I was about to write that with lots of discussion about the intervention nothing much had been said - and then Sarah comes in and drops some bombshells.
The asylum seeker question is raised only at the very end of the show (and I guess that none of the panelists had seen Four Corners shown just before the show, but Sarah mentions it). Far more than 10% of the audience applaud the man from Iraq who defended asylum seekers.
If you hadn't seen Four Corners then Sarah butting in at the end would have appeared inappropriate. But for those who had, what was obvious is how little time the program devoted to this issue.
Not a bad Q&A (for once) because it did fairly present the view of Labor, Liberal and Greens. Sarah Hansen-Young did a great job.
