public media

I have to say, public media doesn't interest me nearly as much as commercial media. It's tragic, I know, but I actually love advertisements and everything else that comes with commercial media. Even the potentially terrible journalism; it is a little bit of a guilty pleasure.

And no I do not mean Tracy Grimshaw and the team at ACA. I'm sure they're all lovely people, I just can't watch stories about 'neighbours plotting to poison one another's plants' and 'which jeans will accentuate my thighs in the way they need to be.' The list goes on. 

I do love programs such as Breakfast and The Project. That's the kind of thing that I would never bring up in an interview (unless it was for Channel 10) but what I do secretly (or not really so secretly anymore) love to watch. 

SPRUNG. 

ANYWAY. PUBLIC MEDIA. Most prominently in Australia is the ABC. Now, I'm not a huge ABC fan (I'm sorry, I know that I should be, I just find it a little too news-y). If I want to know the facts of a particularly serious story, I will turn to the ABC for enlightenment, I just find that it's not something I'd generally choose to watch/listen to (I can just feel my grades dropping...).

Although, 41% of Australians get their news from the ABC, so I guess I'm the anomaly here.

I cannot stand watching Australian Story either, possibly because my grandparents watch it and I just associated it with an older age group bracket. It's funny how a certain stigma to a program can mould your perceptions and interests. 

The only other thing I can think of prominent (for my age group) on the ABC is the Chaser's War on Everything. Now I was never really a Chaser's fan either! All of my friends were, but it was never really something that I got in to.. 

In terms of Radio, Triple J is the renewed 'indie' and 'hipster' radio station among teenagers. I can't listen to it in the car, I just find it way too alternative 90% of the time. I do love Triple J's hottest 100 though, and have listened to it in its entirety for the past three years. 

I wasn't super happy that Goitre won, not being a huge fan of the most repetitive song in pop music history, but I was elated that The Black Keys came in second. I'll also confess that Architecture In Helsinki's 'Contact High' (which came in at number twelve) is one of my ultimate favourite driving songs. Yay Triple J! Also, Triple J Unearthed is one of my favourite ways to find out about local/Australian artists. 

SBS is another example of public media, although no longer in its truest form. SBS was intended to be a 'multicultural channel to reflect changing nature of australia', Dr Redman's words, not mine. But I must say, if you turn on SBS at any point of the morning it's Russian News, followed by Spanish News, followed by Hebrew News and Japanese News and Korean News and Jewish News and about a hundred others. SBS is undeniably diverse. But now it's a 'hybrid' in terms of funding, 80% public funded and 20% through advertising. Sometimes the ABC has jealously issues, because of its sole public funding.

Anyway, I've had enough. I rarely watch/listen to public media, let alone write for about half an hour on it. 

And I have the worst headache. I guess 6 coffees before 3pm is probably not a brilliant idea. Especially with no water. This place is actually going to be the death of me, and the end of my healthy bank account. Oh wait, it already is: 

Actually, statement retracted. Maybe a skinny cappuccino before law and society is a good idea. 

I retract that statement - a skinny cappuccino is ALWAYS a brilliant idea. A wonderful excuse to visit Will, Spencer, Ryder and Libby at Merlo. It's sad that I'm on first name terms, isn't it? 

ciao! xoxo