Andrew Bolt - is he a credible journalist?

[Ronnie]

Not sure this is in the correct thread but given the latest case against Bolt for his comments thought it might have some slight connection....
Maybe Larissa ia enjoying the court room and the spot light... shocking comment made by her, are we suppose to take this woman seriously???

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6038768051

She's probably just sent a message to Bess Price 'no offence caused i hope'

[mick]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/commentary/aboriginal-sophisticates-betray-bush-sisters/story-e6frgd0x-1226039349353

Dare I say comfortable "latte sipper" lifestyle versus the real deal?

[Gozu]

Ben Pobjie taking the piss out of Bolt:

And for this, he is to be pilloried? Attacked? Excoriated? To have apologies demanded of him as if he were a common drunken footballer? To be violated by the fiddling fingers of leftist social engineering? Remember, this is the man who has ALWAYS stood up for the ordinary Australians against those who would threaten their way of life, whether it was the Stolen Generations, or asylum seekers, or climate scientists, or talking cartoon fish — Bolt has always been there for us. Yet suddenly, it seems, we are no longer there for him.

Surely a mature society wouldn’t silence people for speaking out about the issue, but would instead institute a sort of ranking system akin to the Dulux Colour Chart to determine who is and isn’t eligible to receive free money. Anyone who wants to receive benefits reserved for Aboriginal people must stand against the colour chart, compare their skin colour to the "Indigenous Threshold Hue", and be categorised accordingly: those who are of the ITH or darker get benefits, and those who are lighter have to feel guilty about it.

I hope it comes about soon. I hope we can stop worrying about what race people are and start measuring their skin colour in a calm and rational way. I hope we can call off the dogs and let the mighty stag of the News Ltd empire go about his business in peace. I had to apologise to Andrew Bolt once before for the shameful way this country had treated him. Don’t make me do it again. I don’t think my heart could stand it.

http://newmatilda.com/2011/04/13/then-t ... columnists

[dedja]

LOL, watching the Bolt Report on channel 10 as we speak ... why do people keep giving this moron oxygen?

Unbaised analysis by Mark Latham and Michael Kroger ...

I'll give it 2 more weeks before Lachlan and James pull him off*

[Psyber]

It is interesting that his critics seem to watch him more than anybody else.
Is that why he is there, and stays there?

[dedja]

LOL, no ... didn't even know it was on but was hopping channels and found it by fluke.

Gave up after 10 mins, it was woeful.

[Magpiespower]

LOL, no ... didn't even know it was on but was hopping channels and found it by fluke.

Gave up after 10 mins, it was woeful.

Better than this?

[Gozu]

Didn't watch it but sounds like it was pretty bad:

Not having seen every attempt at television current affairs in Australia, it is impossible to judge The Bolt Report the worst. But surely it comes close.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/blogs/med ... 1ee9g.html

[Gozu]

Andrew Bolt’s first show on TEN offered up some of his favourite topics: refugees, climate change and politics.

If the intent of The Bolt Report was to do what Bolt does so eloquently in print and talkback radio -provoke a reaction- it is off to a good start.

But how does it fit with TEN’s news revamp as a serious news broadcaster? Its first outing succeeded more as a forum for its host than its subjects, with a distinct lack of impartiality and balance.

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/05/the ... eport.html

[Gozu]

One of the more fascinating shows to have cropped up on Australian TV is The Bolt Report, which had its premiere yesterday morning on Channel Ten. It’s no secret that new Board member Gina Rinehart was strongly supportive of the launch of this show, a show which aligns closely with her own political beliefs. The show is different to any other show currently screening on Ten, with a style that would seem more at home on a cable news channel. On it’s first outing, The Bolt Report has stumbled out of the gate.

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2 ... lt-report/

[Gozu]

Just found this could've saved the trouble and just put this article up as it has all these links in it anyway:

The reviews are in for The Bolt Report, Andrew Bolt’s new Sunday morning TV pulpit at Channel Ten — and they’re not pretty.

And for Ten, it’s the ratings. They’re tiny, but about double the number of viewers who tuned into Video Hits the week before. As Glenn Dyer reports for Crikey (more detail in TV ratings), the show debuted with 163,000 at 10am with another 123,000 watching a 4.30pm encore edition.

And there was a big boost for Meet The Press in its new post-Bolt time slot, with 98,000 viewers its best result in years.

http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/09/bol ... show-ever/

[Bum Crack]

He didn't let the Afghan immigrant have too much of a say in the interview on tv yesterday.

[dedja]

LOL, he asked the poor guy questions then answered them for him to make sure the answer was corrrect ...

[Leaping Lindner]

My wife wrote to six of the advertisers today and got a reply from four of them saying (more or less) "they were offered time slots (not specific shows) and will be contacting Channel Ten's advertising department to make sure their ads aren't shown on his show again."
Viva grass roots activism!

[The Sleeping Giant]

Sad if true.

[Dog_ger]

Sometimes I see him as a strange man....

And the other times, I see him as a strange man....

I don't know if that makes him un-credible though....

[mick]

Good old Andrew laughing all the way to the bank on self rightgeous outrage by his critics ON another subject Tanner has hit the nail on the head with his new book "Sideshow"

[redandblack]

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2 ... more-10551

[fish]

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/06/13/an-hilariously-petty-edit/#more-10551

I think that article answers the question of this thread - no credibility.

Cherry picking is a common tactic of climate change deniers.

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Today's 'tiser article summed Juliar up very well.