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Christopher Scanlon

The origins of Rudd’s pitch to the people

Kevin Rudd’s failed attempts to appeal directly to ‘the people’ look crazy-brave, but the Member for Griffith used this strategy to win the leadership and the Prime Ministership. Christopher Scanlon traces the roots of Rudd’s populist strategy.

The origins of Rudd’s pitch to the people

Kevin Rudd’s failed attempts to appeal directly to ‘the people’ look crazy-brave, but the Member for Griffith used this strategy to win the leadership and the Prime Ministership. Christopher Scanlon traces the roots of Rudd’s populist strategy.

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The origins of Rudd’s pitch to the people

Kevin Rudd’s failed attempts to appeal directly to ‘the people’ look crazy-brave, but the Member for Griffith used this strategy to win the leadership and the Prime Ministership. Christopher Scanlon traces the roots of Rudd’s populist strategy.

War of the Nerds

The stoush between Apple and Adobe over Adobe’s Flash technology has hit Melbourne’s streets with Adobe nerds launching a strike on Apple’s iPad advertising.

upstart turns one

Upstart is one year-old this Saturday. Co-founders Lawrie Zion and Chris Scanlon look back on the first twelve months of an experiment that’s resulted in dozens of students and journalists publishing more than 500 items on the site.

The end of scandal

The most scandalous aspect about tabloid news and current affair’s reliance on PR is that it has become so routine as to be unexceptional writes Christopher Scanlon.

Channel 7 news: Taking absurdity to new heights

The live cross can be an effective way to add colour and drama to TV news stories that would otherwise be static but, argues Christopher Scanlon, Channel 7 recently took it to new heights of absurdity.

Upstart is six months old today

It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.

Media Crisis? What Media Crisis?

If you believe the reports, the media business is in crisis. Then why are enrollments in journalism courses going up? Christopher Scanlon investigates.

Media140 conference starts today

La Trobe’s Lawrie Zion is one of the panelists in a discussion this afternoon entitled “Do Journos do it better? Journalists in SocMedia Communities”, which is part of the Media140 conference being held in Sydney and streamed live on the web.

Media140 conference in Sydney

What is the future of journalism in the social media age? That’s the central question being posed at the Media140 Sydney conference that kicks off today. La Trobe University is a sponsor of the event, which will be held at the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters.

Christopher Scanlon’s lead story in The Punch

Our colleague, upstart co-founder, and new dad Chris Scanlon has the lead story yesterday in The Punch. “Pregnancy as a competitive sport” chronicles some of the unexpected insights his wife gleaned in the months leading up to the birth of their first child late last month.

Stuff Melbourne White People Like*

As Christian Lander’s book Stuff White People Like has shown, there’s nothing more that white people like than reading about the unique foibles of millions of white people around the globe. But what about if you happen to live in Melbourne? How do you know if you’re a Melbourne white person? Christopher Scanlon has prepared the following guide to being a white person in Melbourne

The Secrets of Malcolm Gladwell’s success

Say what you will about Malcolm Gladwell, but there’s no doubting the man’s impeccable timing — and his capacity for turning the bleeding obvious into gold writes Christopher Scanlon