Read Terence’s take on yet another racist and sensationlist story on Dubai today over at Wide angles, wine and wanderlust. The Australian media’s abysmal coverage on Dubai has stooped to new lows today where a so-called ‘investigative’ journalist writing for The Age newspaper demonstrates that in the eyes of the Aussie media Dubai is clearly … Read more about Ausssie Aussie Aussie! Arrested Arrested Arrested!
“A couple of years ago when I first started reading travel articles about all the new develop- ments in Dubai, I could never have guessed that this would happen,” Erica from Blissful Travel wrote in response to my post on Dubai yesterday, which was actually a pointer to Terence’s post on Dubai’s Global Reporting Meltdown … Read more about Once upon a time in Dubai: when the fairy tale doesn’t unfold (or get told) the way they wanted it to, Or, Why the media needs to grow up
Speaking of Dubai, the little city-state has taken quite a beating in the media lately with a number of negative articles about its apparent economic meltdown, written as if the rest of the world weren’t in recession. My partner and co-author Terence Carter, who is also a writer and photographer who blogs at Wide angles, … Read more about Dubai’s Global Reporting Meltdown
It’s been a week since the bushfires (all 400 of them) swept through the state of Victoria, Australia, leaving tragedy in their wake. Over 200 people died and 7000 homeless, and many more were injured. The weekend newspapers here released special editions today, much of which have been published online, and provide a comprehensive overview … Read more about Victoria’s bushfires one week later: the media’s coverage of Black Saturday