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Australian media coverage of Muslims is tainted by racism, according to journalism professor Peter Manning:
He said that the words “Arab” or “Muslim” were associated with terrorism in 89 per cent of articles that appeared in Sydney’s two major newspapers in the year after September 11, 2001.
Can’t imagine why that might be. Some kind of freakish series of coincidences, I guess. (For other recent intolerance developments, click here and here.)
I demand equal time and broad public condemnations for the depredations of the Swedish Defense League…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 18 at 01:50 PM • permalinkAnd now the works ‘oik’ and ‘pillock’ have appeared in 100% of the stories about Professor Manning…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 18 at 01:51 PM • permalinkSistani: “Gays Should Be Killed in Worst Way Possible.”
WOW! Andrew Sullivan damn sure better hope the West wins this thing….elsewise, I guess Andrew quits writing, huh?
Hmmm, well maybe he could persuade them that he’s Doc, the missing dwarf of the original 7 and thusly spare him.
Yeah, like a 7-10 split.
So now let’s change the word “terrorists” to “freedom fighters” - my bet is they wouldn’t be complaining of racism then. And as one man’s (them and their co-horts) freedom fighter is another man’s (us) terrorist, and the commentary is in the primary target of the terrorists domain, we have yet another example of the continual attempt to modify our beliefs, outlook and political stance to fit outsiders and a minority.
Well, he does have a point.
How dare the MSM refuse to report on all the Amish terrorism in the world? If they did, “Arab” or “Muslim” would only be associated with terrorism in 92 per cent of articles.
It’s a conspiracy, I tell you!
Posted by Barbara Skolaut on 2006 03 18 at 04:36 PM • permalinkThe one thing Mao did that I agree with,is the dispatching of all the University Professors during the Cultural Revolution to shovel dung in the country side.
Posted by Torontosteve on 2006 03 18 at 05:23 PM • permalinkHere are two enduring truths about American journalism (you can take ‘em to the bank): If the story is about a politician who’s in trouble over some malfeasance or other and his political affiliation isn’t mentioned, or it’s concealed until the final paragraph on pg. 32, he’s a Democrat (if he’s a Republican, that fact will be revealed in the headline). And, if the story concerns an incident or offense of a type that’s universally associated with a particular religion and the perpetrator’s name goes unmentioned, his name is Mohammed.
Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 03 18 at 05:26 PM • permalinkMark Steyn pointed out a Washington Post piece last week blaming Islam’s eroding image on ‘bad press.’
Well, forgive me if I don’t ‘feel their pain’ after decades of murder and mayhem in the name of Allah.
Day in and day out, global media present a largely one-note narrative of non-stop American villiany and wickedness, elevating anti-Americanism into a globally-fashionable form of bigotry. The real answer to ‘why they hate us’ is that ‘they’ are rarely ever given a reason not to.
But, of course, anyone who complains about this is accused of wanting to shoot the messenger, or of wanting to whitewash the ‘truth.’
“The one thing Mao did that I agree with,is the dispatching of all the University Professors during the Cultural Revolution to shovel dung in the country side. “
Geez Toronto, thats a pretty harsh punishment for the dung.
BTW, in an utterly unrelated subject -
Hicks admitted to training with shoe bomber - MI5
http://www.smh.com.au/news/
world/hicks-admitted-to-training-with-shoe
-bomber—mi5/2006/03/18/1142582571013.htmlCopy and paste all three parts of the url. Please try not to publish long, unbroken urls like that. The Management.
Posted by Harry Buttle on 2006 03 18 at 05:55 PM • permalinkOh, here’s a Nice story about how a “Shake” was snubbed by Madge and met another western singer called Mr Cat, I’ve converted. Any wonder the royals snubbed this mob, as the Mo’s Al Qaeda denounced Queen Madge (Head of the Church of England) not long ago.
“In the video al-Zawahiri not only labels the Queen as one of Islam’s “severest enemies” but also sends a warning shot to British Islamic leaders who “work for the pleasure of Elizabeth, the head of the Church of England”. The attack by al-Zawahiri prompted intelligence officers to alert Buckingham Palace that the Queen had become a specific target of Al-Qaeda. Her security had already been upgraded after September 11, 2001.
I call that insulting to any woman. Says it all, no RESPECT for women.
Oh, Hi tim tam, one more thing. Why didn’t the Shakeee wear the Australian flag around himself or something Australian when he met the Cat Stevens in Britain if he loves this “peaceful multicultural Oz country?
I think it’s hilarious that he promotes charm festival to the British Lamb campaigners while the Queen is away, and last time Mr Howard was away in India and he got more publicity with the flag thingy.
What’s the worry about Mr Manning? Anyone would think he wants to be a politician and a King himself and there’s no terrorism issues related to this story. It’s only when you scratch futher you recall little issues like Al Q hating the Queen Madge etc. which links it all together and the collusion and psychological games they play,
Is he calling for an increase in the naming of Mussies as terrorists??
He puts the figures of reporting at around 80%, bar a few Tamil and shining path incidents I wouldnt be suprised to find out about 95% include someone called Mohammed.
Why doesnt some “fearless jounalist” call bullshit on him?
Actually stand up and disagree in his face? Or do Uni proffesionals get held to completely different standards of “truth” than any other bullshit artist?Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2006 03 18 at 06:57 PM • permalinkI didn’t know that Cat Stevens supported Hammas and supported Al Q. ewwwww….
“It’s not just what Islam ne Stevens wrote in the anti-Semitic pamphlet, it’s for whom he wrote it: the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), a HAMAS front-group with ties to Al-Qaeda.
Founded with a $490,000.00 check from the personal bank account of indicted HAMAS political director of Moussa Abu Marzook, IAP distributed the HAMAS charter, official HAMAS intifada communiqués issued from Gaza, and HAMAS glory records, which are tributes to HAMAS’ “violent successes” and lists of all the infidels it murdered. IAP also produces HAMAS training and recruitment videos.
IAP’s finances and board were entwined with those of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, which in December 2001, the U.S. government shut down and froze the assets of, saying that it finances HAMAS. IAP is a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the parents of David Boim, an American teenager murdered by HAMAS.”
mm.ewwwwwww, and the Shake is friends with this man, and he luvs the peaceful Australia?
I wonder if A-Q’s death threats against his mother will cause Prince Charles to reconsider his romantic view of Islam as a really lovely religion that should be taught to all the kiddies of the Realm: “Perhaps, for instance, we could begin by having more Muslim teachers in British schools, or by encouraging exchanges of teachers. Everywhere in the world people want to learn English. But in the West, in turn, we need to be taught by Islamic teachers how to learn with our hearts, as well as our heads.”
Posted by arrowhead ripper on 2006 03 18 at 07:25 PM • permalinkLink above is bad—sorry. Prince Charles’ Islamic love affair is detailed here.
Posted by arrowhead ripper on 2006 03 18 at 07:27 PM • permalinkMy dear “Professor” you are a complete IDIOT!
Just keep throwing quotes like the one about gays from the Grand Ayatollah in the foolish Professor’s face and sooner or later harsh reality will kick in!I don’t suppose the brave dancing boys at the recent gay mardi gra in Sydney could be expected to take a swipe at Sistani. They were too busy mocking MORMONS instead!!! Much like the cowardly MSM. Fuckin’ Arseholes!!!
There’s a nice photograph of Sheik Alhilali with Cat Stevens - er, Yusuf Islam, that is - in todays Sydney Sun-Herald (p.41).
Alhilali makes a written statement to the Australian and British governments:
“Blair and Howard are the students in Bush’s school”.
A bit like Alhilali and Yusuf Islam are ‘students’ in bin Laden’s school?
Way back before professors of journalism, the press regarded with contempt any government-funded tool telling them how to present the news.
“As a nation I think we are awash with misunderstanding about Islam. It is not helped by politicians playing party games in this sea of confusion and ignorance,” Professor Manning said at the launch of a media guide…
And what the hell’s the Howard Government doing endorsing this islamofascist sympathiser’s riding instructions?Intuit did it? Wow, I’ll never yell at my copy of Quicken again…
Posted by Ed Driscoll on 2006 03 19 at 12:15 AM • permalink“He said that the words “Arab” or “Muslim” were associated with terrorism in 89 per cent of articles that appeared in Sydney’s two major newspapers in the year after September 11, 2001.”
No shit, Sherlock.
Wonder why?
Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2006 03 19 at 01:30 AM • permalinkCompletely OT, but we are about to get our first major cyclone to cross over major population centres in years.
Cyclone Larry is a category 4 cyclone (in strength like the one that clobbered New Orleans, only not as big width wise), that is due to hit the north Queensalnd coast about 120 km south of Cairns tomorrow morning. It will pass over the area known as the wet tropics which includes the towns of cardwell, mission beach (and the resorts dunk and bedarra islands) tully and innisfail.
The townsville radar is just beginning to show the approaching storm.
As about 90 percent of bananas in Australia are immediately in its path, this particular fruit is about to get real expensive.
Lets wait for the howls about GW. The truth is that we have had hardly any cyclones for years, when the average on the east coast is something like 3 or more. A lot of newcomers to the area will have no idea.He said that the words “Arab” or “Muslim” were associated with terrorism in 89 per cent of articles that appeared in Sydney’s two major newspapers in the year after September 11, 2001.”
However, the word “terrorist” was associated with terrorism in a far smaller number of articles, which preferred “militant”, “fighter”, “activist” or other euphemisms, even though the perpetrators met any possible test for qualifying as a “terrorist”.
The ABC, where Peter Manning hailed from, literally wrote the book on this whitewashing.
The media certainly do have a responsibility to report accurately on terrorism, and they simply aren’t meeting it.
Guys stop picking on the Prof!
He’s right.
Just because all current conflicts involve Mussies doesn’t mean we should draw attention to Muslims :
1. Mussies versus the West eg 9/11, 7/7, Afgans etc
2. Mussies versus the East eg Chechnya etc
3. Mussies versus Christians eg Nigeria etc
4. Mussies on Racism eg Darfur etc
5. Mussies versus the Jews eg Israel etc
6. Mussies versus Mussies eg Iraq, Darfur etc
Of course the Prof would also want you to factor in their terrible plight as victims of human rights abuses while they lead the world on issues such as :Women’s rights (uppercut from close range)
Tolerance of other religions (thesis to follow)
Tolerance of other cultures (see above)
Benefits of living as a second class citizen in a Mussie country and many many other splendid topics.
Bet this Prof trained the journos for the New York Times whose editor in a moment of unprecedented bravery printed a picture of a
man whose 3rd cousin knew a Danish cartoonist and then uttered these immortal words :“Have they gone?”
Poor A.W.B.C….
Spare a tear though for sister spinster S.AWB.S. (special awb squad servicing station)..
So bereft of unAustralian news were they that the Fashionista (she of the dulcet Dalek tones) was forced to concentrate for two precious minutes -on the late Jackie Kennedy’s dressmaker, Oleg Cassini who is now officially also late.
Bravely the Fashionista/Growler bit back her sobs and although personally handicapped by the blue collared, teamed with black, straightjacket- forged on like the little trouper that we all know she is.
Perhaps the straightjacket was to show empathy with the mentally ill -as with the brave artistic depiction of Churchill, attired likewise,of which she is so fond.
Inciters today featured Toohey light,Matty and Mischa, the last got up like a sixties call girl. She never got a word in edgewise and was totally snubbed by Bazza and his gang..she was just window dressing a la MoDo.
Twenty looong minutes were assigned to little Kev and about twenty to AWB by our AWB-C.
Why would advertisers choose the ABC as a vector -hardly anyone watches it anyway.
They would only lose the audience who don’t want to watch commercials (most of their viewers) and don’t really care about the content.OK, I’m old, but back in my far distant uni days, if someone had wandered into our department and said “I’m a Professor of Jounalism from the University of Technology, Sydney” he would have been met by blank looks or some polite snickering into the backs of hands.
Why should anyone here be the slightest bit interested in what this man has to say? He is a hack that has been appointed to an adjunct chair in a second rate Australian tertiary institution. A lot of which establish these sort of bogus, touchy-feely, quasi-research departments just to keep themselves visible and operational.
What would Newton or Maxwell made of it? A Professor of Journalism for Crissakes - a PJ. Presumably he dons his mortar board on graduation day and presents his successful final year students with a BJ - a Blow J.. er Bachelor of Journalism.
See here for how the University of Technology Sydney rates in Australian University rankings. I believe some areas on UTS are highly regarded - “Professor” Manning clearly has a lot to do with their low score.
Posted by Whale Spinor on 2006 03 19 at 10:04 AM • permalinkSo terrorists from a certain background should be referred to as…indeterminate? Origin-optional? Unknown? Extraterrestrial?
UFA’s: Unidentified Frenzied Akhbars…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 19 at 12:06 PM • permalink“Blair and Howard are the students in Bush’s school”.
Oh no. They’re not going to start mis-pronouncing “nuclear” and saying things like “strategery” and “misunderestimate” are they?
Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 03 19 at 01:02 PM • permalink#54:
I recall wondering something similar about another clueless professor mentioned here a few months ago…why on earth is a tech uni having a school of journalism? If I hear somebody say “I’m studying journalism at University of Technology [insert city here]”, I’m instantly figuring the guy couldn’t get into any non-useless school. Or a non-useless subject, for that mater.
One third of Australians are completely ignorant of the Islamic faith, with women and people without tertiary training the most likely to lack knowledge, a new study shows.
Ignorant? How many Islamics who come here are ignorant about being Australian? How many of them have Tertiary education or do they call it DEEE PLLLLooo mas?
Let’s become an Islamic Nation campaign then, and let them run the country and have it Sharia and let them supply more funding for us ignorant non educated poor working class aussies. We invented the Lifesaver, what did they invent?
He said many current initiatives, including comparative religion studies and new learning objects introduced in schools about Islam were “on the right track”.
This should not be tax payer funded, we are not here to learn about this religion people or children can make up their own minds we are not communist educated state. Choice is the choice not to investigate or learn about religion. Do the atheiast get a lecture on what they believe? No.. dark ages!!!
UNSW geographer Dr Kevin Dunn was commissioned.
Here’s Ken’s website.
We fund him (geez with braces) with our taxes to let us know that white Australians and the rest of us ( Buddist, moonies, hindus )our ignorant about Islam in certain parts of Australia. This could be good as we have a fresh approach about how it really is….
He lectures on Geographies of International Migration & Settlement. He must have gone to Toowmoomba then for the survey.
So did he go to Charleville, Townsville, Longreach?
3:1300 = 433 people… wow. good job Academic!!!!
How much did he get paid to have undertake this survey? Who commissioned the survey? Did you rig the survey and plead ignorance, I did!!
Remember: education= can equal brainwashing if you are forced to understand this brainwashing technique, they will need de-programming in the future if this propaganda keeps going on like this.
That second link of Mr Tim’s leads to the “Healing Iraq” blog, saying
His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the supreme religious authority for Shi’ite Msulims in Iraq and worldwide, decrees that gays and lesbians should be killed in the worst manner possible, according to this news article from a London-based gay rights group.
This group is “London-based LGBT human rights groups OutRage,” and they say:
“Sistani’s murderous homophobic incitement has given a green light to Shia Muslims to hunt and kill lesbians and gay men,” said Hili. “We hold Sistani personally responsible for the murder of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Iraqis. He gives the killers theological sanction and encouragement.”
Hopefully and probably this is a “left-leaning” gay-rights group, and more-hopefully but less-probably, OTHER left-leaning gay-rights groups are LISTENING to this one.
Posted by Stoop Davy Dave on 2006 03 20 at 05:19 PM • permalinkDavy dave or should I say Daveth, the only gay in the village….No mardi Gras.
What did Islamic thinkers invent? Did they invent cars, medicine? What?
Oh yes.. (cough cough) we need to defend Islam’s Freedom of Oppression by referring to this concept as Freedom of Religion in a Christian Jewish and infidel democracy.
Islam is like a one-way street with no exits. Democracy should be Islamophobic because Islam has nothing good in store or offer for Western Christian Jewish Democracy.
Look towards your inner self and you’ll find the real truth. Speak up and speak out and you’ll understand their collusion is psychological and western dosn’t know how to deal with the scattie brains.
It’s going to be Sooooo good to see Britain beomce an Islamic State, run by the working class infidels and Islamic free pensions given to Islamics only and to a minority ONLY religion.
Cat Stevens could become the next prime minister or Ruling Shake of Britain.
Who needs Charles anyway?
Rule Britainia, Britainia rules the way!
Remember, the game is to forget truth and discovery, because Rumi and the philopical thinkers have been forced to as well.
So if you do become Islamic, then forgo knowledge and become a scholar only. Don’t worry soon you’ll forget how to make things or investigate reason or science or anything and just sit there watching the British football ready to be harvested as a good peaceful Revert communist Islamic pod.
Knowledge as the Islamic leaders say will make you a psycho revert westerner.
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What’s all that mean in English?
Real American English, I mean.Posted by Stoop Davy Dave on 2006 03 20 at 07:05 PM • permalinkDaffeth is a character in the tele. program Little Brits in England. He’s the only Gay in the village. Dave is another version of Daveth. If they Lambers,don’t like Gay people in Britain, this program would cease to exist.
nullHow can you hate him? Have alook at bubbles.
WooHoo Crusades time at the vatican.
Ratty GETS whats happening.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2093921,00.html#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=World
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2006 03 20 at 10:24 PM • permalinkThe crusades . watch the kingdom of heaven. Then you’ll know why.
Posted by doleblogger on 2006 03 20 at 10:47 PM • permalinkThe Islamic axis is not inline with truth. That’s why!
Posted by doleblogger on 2006 03 20 at 10:48 PM • permalink67
How can you hate him? Have alook at bubbles.
I can hate him for being named Daffyd. Or Daffeth ... or Daveth, and anyway “Dave” is NOT another version of those things! Harrumfphgh!! Also pshaw! I scoff, do you hear, SCOFF at the twistoceutical philology underlying those insinuations, and if you bring them around again, I’ll scoff at them once more!
Posted by Stoop Davy Dave on 2006 03 21 at 12:06 PM • permalinkIt’s a “Dave” thing, baby. A Dave’s gotta do what a ... um ... yike is that the time? Gotta scoot!
Posted by Stoop Davy Dave on 2006 03 21 at 07:21 PM • permalink
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So terrorists from a certain background should be referred to as…indeterminate? Origin-optional? Unknown? Extraterrestrial?