Maxine McKew copped a bit of special treatment after her victory,
“Canberra Times editor Mark Baker has defended his newspaper’s decision to publish a revealing front-page photograph of Labor MP Maxine McKew in a short dress”

http://guyra.yourguide.com.au/articles/1104720.html?src=topstories

The editor is still copping flak about it also, but as many pointed out he had 40 photos to choose from and chose that one, whilst the other papers chose a different angle.

Only other similar incident I can think of is the Sonia McMahon dress, cannot recall the press going feral on a female co-alition candidate like they did Cornes, though the way budgie smuggler Debnam was portayed could be a comparison.

William, isn’t your PhD on the media and political polling campaigns, would these two incidences come into it?

a) The editorial team was made aware of the circumstances and ran the story anyway. They were told. This is known. Someone must be responsible and if Mansell wants to claim he is not, then sack Michael Owen. The blame cant lie between both of them. SNIP: Potentially defamatory statements deleted – PB.

b) anyone noticed how the Tiser has run only one or two letters to the editor on the Cornes TV appearance, with one being negative. Do you think there were no outraged responses to Owen’s appalling act? I think not. Do you think this show hasnt created a debate on journalistic ethics? I think not. The tiser is shutting down all media on Nicole, even editorial letters. This is a disgrace considering in the past they have dedicated half pages of letters to issues that were frivolous at best, even post campaign.

c) There were at least half a dozen other instances where Cornes was portrayed as making mistakes when it was not the case. The Rudd/ carpark incident was testamount to the way Cornes was portrayed in nearly every negative press artcle she recieved and most stories were written by Michael Owen. SNIP: More statements deleted – possibly fair, possibly not, but this site will always err on the side of caution when professional reputations are being discussed – PB

d) How on earth has MediaWatch or Crikey not picked this up? This was the worst case of a journalist losing all morals in pursuit of a story, and yet somehow this is not worthy of a debate on ethics? This is not about Nicole Cornes. It is about ethics and the sort of society we wish to live in – one where victims do not have to be further abused or denigrated by hack journalists like Owen in pursuit of a story.

Absolutely appalling.

But is it not easer to just say, smile, frown, glare?

And while I’m in an inquisitive mood, does anyone know if Howard’s anti terrorist fridge magnets still work now he’s been given the People’s Order of the Boot?

http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies#What_Text_Do_I_Type_to_Make_Smileys.3F

Never thought I’d be a propagandist for the SA Labor Party!