Friday, November 29, 2019

John Lennon December 1980 Paul Goresh / Minolta Xg-1

The magic of each day lives in the unknown. It's waking up as one person, and accepting that when night falls, we may be someone else entirely. So, when you ask what my story is, forgive me----I'm not quite sure yet.”
 ― J. Raymond


Kerry O'Brien uses Walkey Awards speech to rally journalists, saying press 'freedom is eroded gradually'

Former 7.30 host Kerry O'Brien has called for journalists to unite to protect press freedoms in a powerful opening speech for the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

Key points:

  • O'Brien warned about the dangers of restricted press, saying it could lead to fascism
  • He said journalists need to call out any abuses of power
  • O'Brien also called on the Government to work to bring Julian Assange back to Australia

O'Brien, the Walkley Foundation chair, addressed the crowd of journalists and media professionals on Thursday night, harking back to the Journalism Is Not a Crime campaign in June.

Kerry O'Brien defends the ABC and calls out media 'failures' in ...

Veteran journalist Kerry O'Brien has warned the ABC is being punished because of an "ideological obsession", in an impassioned Logies ...


WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE MEANS: Australia’s federalist system of government is complex and frequently criticised. Yet it is a model that is likely to stay. Terry Moran, former PM&C secretary, on how Commonwealth, state, and local governments could work together more effectively. 


Has Silicon Valley killed creativity?Artists, astrologers, and addicts, pushed out by high rent, find themselves in an impossible situation 


Paul Goresh / Minolta Xg-1



On the evening of 8 December, 1980, English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was fatally shot in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. The perpetrator was Mark David Chapman. That day, Lennon and Yoko Ono left the Dakota for a recording session. As they were walking to a limousine, they were approached by Chapman who was seeking an autograph. Photographer and Lennon fan, Paul Goresh took a photo of Lennon signing Chapman's album. 
The Lennons spent several hours at the Record Plant studio before returning to the Dakota later in the evening. The Lennons passed Chapman and walked toward the archway entrance of the building. As Lennon passed by, he glanced briefly at Chapman, appearing to recognize him from earlier. From the street behind them, Chapman took aim at the center of Lennon's back and fired five bullets at him.

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN HONG KONG: From Michael Yon: “HK police apparently trying to cripple someone. Who appears unconscious.  Normal.”

Related: WTH is going on in Hong Kong? Solidarity hero Lech Walesa’s advice for pro-democracy protesters. Walesa talks with Marc Thiessen on Thiessen’s American Enterprise Institute podcast.

A ranking of movie journalists, from Nightcrawler's Louis Bloom to Anchorman's Ron Burgundy to Woodward & Bernstein in All the President's Men. No Phil Connors from Groundhog Day tho?



Police can keep Ring camera video forever and share with whomever they’d like


Stars and Stripes – “Police officers who download videos from homeowners’ Ring doorbell cameras can keep them forever and share them with whomever they’d like without providing evidence of a crime, the Amazon-owned firm told a lawmaker earlier this month. More than 600 police forces across the country have entered into partnerships with the camera giant allowing them to quickly request and download video captured by Ring’s motion-detecting, internet-connected cameras inside and around Americans’ homes. The company says the videos can be a critical tool in helping law enforcement investigate crimes such as trespassing, burglary and package theft. But some lawmakers and privacy advocates say the systems could also empower more widespread police surveillance, fuel racial profiling and spark new neighborhood fears. In September, following a report about Ring’s police partnerships in The Washington Post, Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., wrote to Amazon asking for details about how it protected the privacy and civil liberties of people caught on camera. Since that report, the number of law enforcement agencies working with Ring has increased nearly 50%...”