Good Media news at last

With all the unhappiness created with Radio National trashing a series of quality programs, and the demise of SBS's news service over the year, it is my pleasure to have some good news for a change.

That good news is the creation of a new magazine that reviews the week's news from the viewpoint of several different media outlets both in Oz and internationally. Most articles have several Pro and Con views and the paper (or outlet) they report appeared in. Not only do you get to catchup on things you missed, you can see how it was played by different outlets in different states.

Something that is viewed favorably in, say, the Melb Age can be viewed entirely differently in the West Australian.

Apparently this format exists in both the US and UK where it is well established so I am keeping my fingers crossed that it can reach critical mass to continue in Oz.

The Editor-in-chief is David Salter who made a name for himself with MediaWatch on ABC TV in it's early days. Somewhere I heard him say how much nicer it is to be presenting the best of the media instead of the worst. I can imagine that. Having to listen to Shock Jocks every week would have to wear you down after time.

So here's hoping the sales are good. As soon as I gain meaningful employment I will be going the subscription route. Quality like this doesn't surface every day.