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		<title>The Front Bench That Goes Bump In The Night</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/the-front-bench-that-goes-bump-in-the-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulfarrell</dc:creator>
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I’m the first to admit that the last week of Australian politics has been highly entertaining.  But our tendency to find amusement in the farce of politics can lead to dangerous complacency, and it’s important to remember that these people are seeking to run the country.  So for those of you that may have forgotten, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulfarrell.wordpress.com&blog=8168206&post=229&subd=paulfarrell&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;show me the money, President Obama&#8221; says Jon Stewart</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/show-me-the-money-president-obama-says-jon-stewart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Should Tony Abbott pack away the Budgie Smugglers? Twitter’s role in the Aussie Politics #Spill Thrill</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/should-tony-abbott-pack-away-the-budgie-smugglers-twitter%e2%80%99s-role-in-the-aussie-politics-spill-thrill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My take on the role of new media in the chaos of Australian politics last week for the Media 140 blog:

The irritating thing about clichés is that they tend to be true. Last week’s political shenanigans in Australia certainly seemed to support that hoary old chestnut: “a week is a long time in politics”.
The shock [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulfarrell.wordpress.com&blog=8168206&post=226&subd=paulfarrell&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Call This Reform?</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/you-call-this-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freedom of Information culture in Australia is seriously lacking in transparency and accountability.  Here&#8217;s my latest article on New Matilda that takes a look at my recent experience with FOI&#8217;s, and the slapstick attempt at reform introduced into parliament last week:
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One of the things that went largely unnoticed last week, drowned out by the screams [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulfarrell.wordpress.com&blog=8168206&post=216&subd=paulfarrell&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom of Information Woes</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/freedom-of-information-woes-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulfarrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to get documents via FOI requests is incredibly difficult, as I found out earlier in the year when I put in an application to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  Here&#8217;s the entire official correspondance of the tedious process:
Paul Farrell 24 July FOI app
DFAT 5 August response to app:
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DFAT 25 August response:
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		<title>“I have never used Twitter” Are Politicians ill-advised to let their Advisors do the Tweeting?</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/%e2%80%9ci-have-never-used-twitter%e2%80%9d-are-politicians-ill-advised-to-let-their-advisors-do-the-tweeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulfarrell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Hawke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/?p=193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Politicians need to be more open about their use of social media tools and who is actually writing in their name.  Here&#8217;s another blog post I wrote for media140 that examines the case of Malcolm Turnbull and his socmedia indiscretions:


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		<title>Another Reason Not To Watch Fox</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/another-reason-not-to-watch-fox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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     more about &#34;Another Reason Not To Watch Fox&#34;, posted with vodpod  

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		<title>“How would history have recorded the holocaust if there had been I-phones in the concentration camps?”</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/%e2%80%9chow-would-history-have-recorded-the-holocaust-if-there-had-been-i-phones-in-the-concentration-camps%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulfarrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was the unusual question posed by Paul Cutler, SBS Director of News, at the Media140 conference on Thursday, and my response for the Media 140 blog to a question that isn&#8217;t as simple as it might first appear:




There was an audible gasp from the auditorium when Paul Cutler mentioned the Holocaust on stage at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulfarrell.wordpress.com&blog=8168206&post=174&subd=paulfarrell&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Rosen – ‘Audience Atomization Overcome and the Rebooting of the News System’</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/jay-rosen-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98audience-atomization-overcome-and-the-rebooting-of-the-news-system%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulfarrell</dc:creator>
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The second day of Media140 in Sydney proved to be as exciting and engaging as the second, despite the collective hangovers clearly being felt throughout the audience.  After a few cups of coffee, here were my thoughts for Media 140 on the Skype conference with Jay Rosen, Professor of Journalism at New York University:


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		<title>It’s not Rocket Science: Social Media Tips for Journos (inc. check out those URLs!)</title>
		<link>http://paulfarrell.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/it%e2%80%99s-not-rocket-science-social-media-tips-for-journos-inc-check-out-those-urls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media140 was a great place for bloggers and journalists alike to get some great advice on how to engage with social media.  Below is another live blog I wrote from Thursday for Media140 on some of these handy tips:
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The last few panels of a big event such as Media140 Sydney pose challenges to panellists and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=paulfarrell.wordpress.com&blog=8168206&post=170&subd=paulfarrell&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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