Does this feline togetherness represent local Darwin media hepcats ?
The perceived shortcomings of the local media were discussed over lattes during a boisterous gathering in a cool spot . A longtime Darwin resident said the trouble with scribes in this town is that they graze in packs , drink with each other, tell each other what great shakes they are, and –wait for it - THE BUGGERS EVEN BREED TOGETHER!
Naturally, the latter part of this audacious psychoanalysis caused much spilling of beverage as listeners choked and snorted . Warming to the response to his profound words, while his audience mopped up the spillage and nose dribbles, he pointed out this parallel universe kind of existence inevitably resulted in a basic sameness of the media coverage where there is really extensive diversity in town and many issues crying out for in depth, basic reporting , not shallow coverage and flim flam.
Signs of taking in each other’s washing were increasing , he continued . Apart from the Channel 7 feeble rehash of local news , he cited the NT News and the ABC obviously lifting stories from each other . Of course, this is nothing new in the history of news gathering , but he claimed it was much more evident with the reduction of staff at the News and centralising layout of the paper in Adelaide.
