Oz Politics Blog

According to Brad Norington in today’s Australian, anonymous mainstream media critics think this site often confuses fact with opinion, and bases its opinion on ignorance and prejudice.

Websites with names such as Mumble (www.mumble.com.au), Oz Politics, Possums Pollytics, Poll Bludger, Psephos, the Piping Shrike, New Matilda, Righthinker and Blogspot run commentary that mainstream-media critics say often confuses fact with opinion, and base opinion on ignorance and prejudice. All the while they feed off the commercial media, particularly The Australian.

I won’t comment on the journalistic standards that allowed such a sweeping generalisation.

For the record, I aim to keep this site analytical and non-partisan, and I try not to write anything based on ignorance and prejudice. Please contact me if you think I fail this standard.

Update: Thank you everyone who sent me emails of support.

Update #2: Larvatus Prodeo and Road to Surfdom have had something to say on this matter.