Category: politics
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US election coverage
From James Norman (Johnstown, Pennsylvania) Here in Johnstown Pennsylvania on the weekend the queues stretched four blocks down the street, past the abandoned factories and old coal mill, a sea of flag waving Republicans had gathered to hear Sarah Palin at the War Memorial. Since her entry onto the national stage as Vice Presidential candidate…
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From Guy Rundle in transit between Johnstown, Pennsylvania and Richmond, Virginia:
(This was sent via James Norman; a journalist friend of mine on the campaign trail in the US) I got a job working construction for the Johnstown company But lately there ain’t been much work on account of the economy — The River, Bruce Springsteen “Man this is the most corrupt town in America… no-one…
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Debate fails to rise to the occasion
A Journalist friend of mine, James Norman, is on the road following the US Presidential campaign in the US. Here is one of his recent writings. Yesterday’s presidential debate in Nashville Tennessee was remarkably dour in tone, even as the two opponents sought to tear ideological strips off each other. Nashville is a setting that…
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Soap Box Project
This project led by Dr Sally Young at the University of Melbourne will be of interest to those who wish to understand the history of political advertising in Australia. Politicians and members of the public would once stand atop a soapbox in order to shout their message across to an audience. Now they use a…
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Shoreditch and Brick Lane under threat