The Dawn Patrol Report: What is Rupert to Twitter: Friend or Foe?

Jan 082012

Weather here at Bradfield is so so, bit of cloud floating around, bit of cold air drifting around, bit of breeze blowing around and a bit of sunshine silting through the leaves.

Why did Rupert join Twitter after condenming the Internet as a place for porns, hackeries and thieves. As Twitter slowly but surely establishing itself as a true utility and a powerful new media. Rupert has finally comes to recognise the power of 140 characters. To a newspaper man why it took him so long to see that, because 140 characters is actually the old print Newspaper Headline.

What is more intriguing for 2012 and beyond is what Rupert has in mind for Twitter from business perspectives. As Twitter’s business model is still evolving. Rupert’s last major Internet Media play was MySpace which he bought for $580M, it bombed after Facebook and sold for a mere $50M.

Watch this space.

rupertmurdoch Rupert Murdoch
American economy looking better. At least short term. Meanwhile Europe looks slow motion train wreck. Hope I’m wrong. 2 minutes ago

rupertmurdoch Rupert Murdoch
International Court of Justice. Will never succeed. See today’s Journal book reviews.3 minutes ago

rupertmurdoch Rupert Murdoch
Big reversal. NY weather beautiful and almost warn. Non sign of snow yet. 8 minutes ago

rupertmurdoch Rupert Murdoch
Agony! Just been at ASPCA kids wanting to adopt yet another dog. Great volunteer organization but all dogs being tweeted for various ills. 9 minutes ago

rupertmurdoch Rupert Murdoch
Acting Angela! Now following you on@ WSJDeutchland.check it out onwww.wsj.de 1 hour ago

Thefinnigans TheFinnigans天地有道人无道
@ @rupertmurdoch Mr. Murdoch, please leave Twitter alone. It belongs to the people of the world, not corporates #auspol
12 seconds ago

PB will be back tomorrow. I will still post occasionally on AFV but i wont do this regular daily post again. Many thanks to Frank, RU etc for allowing me this opportunity to keep the flame of PB going during the silly season.

Yesterday afternoon, the Grouch Marx Chapter of PB has had its inaugural meeting under the gaze of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

G’Day to All.

96 Responses to “The Dawn Patrol Report: What is Rupert to Twitter: Friend or Foe?”

TheFinnigans says:

January 8, 2012 at 4:45 pm

Thefinnigans TheFinnigans天地有道人无道

Watching 1956 Elvis on STVDIO. Lennon was right, there was nothing before Elvis and nothing after too.

1 minute ago
ruawake says:

January 8, 2012 at 4:47 pm

Sorry Fremantel.

Only been there once in 1969, Orrible it was.
ruawake says:

January 8, 2012 at 4:50 pm

Finns

You off to the Parkes Elvis Festival next week?
TheFinnigans says:

January 8, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Ru, no.
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 5:19 pm

Re Colon, just left a message on Simon Mead, WA State Secretary of the ALP’s mobile suggesting he act on Barnett’s comments post haste :-)
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 5:57 pm

So The Drum is coming to ABC1 Tomorrow night ?

Somehow Rick Ardon andSusannah Caar won’t be too worried.

Ch7 News rates it’s socks off in Perth.

Oh and Thier ABC in Perth are leading with the 3 WA people on the Jap Ship.
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:24 pm

And how surprisemnt – Colon’sLet Them Eat Cake comment didn’t make the Ch 7 News.

How Surprisement,
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:26 pm

So, Frank and Rua

What specifically is it that you have you against the anti-whaling activists?
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:35 pm

A lot of Labor and Liberal voters care about whales.
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:35 pm

kezza2says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:26 pm (Edit)

So, Frank and Rua

What specifically is it that you have you against the anti-whaling activists?

THey arec engaging in Piracy – especially as they are in International Waters.
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:36 pm

kezza2says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:35 pm (Edit)

A lot of Labor and Liberal voters care about whales.

So you suport illegal acts then ?

If you bothered to read RTua”s posts you may get a clue.
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:41 pm

steady on

i dont want some foreign power taking OUR citizens anytime

the onus is upon the japanese to prove the crime
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm

Oh, piracy. In international waters? Pull the other one.

Are you guys for real? Do you understand ‘principle’?

Or does that only operate in maritime boundaries?
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:43 pm

kezza

on this one, i am wth you
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:47 pm

gussy

Thanks mate, i’m with you too and on lots of other matters as well, although I often take a lot of skin off my own shins when I stand on principle.
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:52 pm

kezza

if one dont take a stand

one loses the capacity to think
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:58 pm

gussy

if one dont take a srand

one loses the capacity to think

I agree – as long as the stand stands up to scrutiny!
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:59 pm

Kezza andd Gus,

You are like the Wikicultists – deluded as per usual.
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:02 pm

Anyway,

I’m off to bed. spent too many days in a row standing on principle. Absolutely freaking exhausted.

Take care out there.

thanks Frank for the great blog, even though I’ve barely been here. It’s been wonderful reading. Good on ya.
kezza2 says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:04 pm

Frank re page 2, #18

Up yours as well
HaveAchat says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:05 pm

Watched the SBS program on Cabramatta, couple of small clips of JWH proving he was a racist bigot in 1982 and never changed throughout his career, a disgrace.
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:06 pm

frank

steady on

firstly

I dont want any foreign power grabbing our citizens

aamof the japs are just off the coastline

if dey take em to japan

the gates of hell will open

srs
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:07 pm

secondly

wiki aint part of this

yet
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:23 pm

btw

whats the bet PB will launch at 12.01 WST??
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:30 pm

gusfacesays:

January 8, 2012 at 7:23 pm (Edit)

btw

whats the bet PB will launch at 12.01 WST??

Bilbo needs his beauty sleep – unless he’s in Busselton at Southbound :-)
gusface says:

January 8, 2012 at 7:35 pm

frank

i reckon he is composing as we speak, in between sneaking a peak at AFV
Frank Calabrese says:

January 8, 2012 at 9:25 pm

Bilbo’s Back
MsAdventure says:

January 8, 2012 at 9:27 pm

puffyTMD says:

January 8, 2012 at 8:43 am

I was listening to Chicago Progressive Talk radio this morning. They were discussing a worrying trend for them at the local level. Far-right groups including white supremacists are running for local offices under the guise of Republican Party candidates as part of strategies to gain control over local civic affairs, and to seed future senators and national leaders. Because the local sheriff, school boards etc are determined by vote, and often people run unopposed, such a strategy is easy to implement if people are just focussed on the State and National levels

Looks like the white supremacists are coming to the Gold Coast. How can it be?

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/white-supremacists-to-attend-white-pride-music-festival-in-australia/story-e6frfku0-1225849802228

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/controversial-hammered-music-festival-for-neo-nazis-to-be-held-in-brisbane-in-2012/story-e6frea8c-1226239339218
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 2:54 am

What specifically is it that you have you against the anti-whaling activists?

Because they tell lies. A dutch ship owned by an American company aided 3 Australians to illegally board a Japanes ship in international waters. Are Australia’s international treaty obligations only valid when they suit?
kezza2 says:

January 9, 2012 at 8:36 am

rua @ 29, page 2

Because they tell lies. A dutch ship owned by an American company aided 3 Australians to illegally board a Japanes ship in international waters. Are Australia’s international treaty obligations only valid when they suit?

I don’t understand what you mean.

What lies have they told?

It is common knowledge that two of the Sea Shepherd’s boats are sailing under the Dutch flag. And that they are registered in the US for tax purposes. The Andy Gil was New Zealand flagged. And, the Brigitte Bardot (formerly Gojira) is Australian registered and flagged.

And what do you mean about Australia’s international treaty obligations? What treaty obligations? Are you suggesting Australia is somehow flouting international law? The actions of the activists were not piracy – just illegal boarding of a vessel. In law, there is a clear difference between the two actions.

The Australian government didn’t board the japanese vessel, some Australian citizens did. The vessel was in Australia’s EEZ – and according to Don Rothwell, professor of international law at Australian National University, “Australian authorities were clearly capable of dealing with the three under domestic maritime criminal law.”

But he said it was also open to the Japanese government, which runs the whaling fleet, to take them back to Tokyo for trial for trespass. ”Really this is a case of joint jurisdiction,” Professor Rothwell said. ”There are no clear rules of priority.”

You seem to forget that commercial whaling has been banned internationally since 1986 and that the Japanese have been flouting this ban by exploiting a loophole regarding scientific research. When Rudd was floundering in 2010, he resurrected his 2007 promise and announced Australia’s intention to prosecute Japan. The following article from January 13, 2011 – a year ago – sheds some light on the topic.

In late May 2010, Australia began proceedings in the International Court of Justice to halt Japan’s Southern Ocean whaling operations.

The legal claim is at a very early stage with detailed written legal submissions to be made by both Australia and Japan in 2011 and 2012. There is every prospect that following oral submissions a judgment may not be delivered until 2015. As the wheels of international justice grind on, Australia must be careful its position is not compromised by the actions of Sea Shepherd.

One revealing aspect of some WikiLeaks cables released this month is the level of concern the Japanese government has had with respect to Sea Shepherd’s actions and the efforts Japan has taken to raise those concerns with a number of other governments, including the US. Until now, Australia has been somewhat at arm’s length from those concerns as Sea Shepherd ships were registered elsewhere, often in the Netherlands. However, the legal link now clearly exists because of the Australian flagging of the Gojira, a point reiterated this week by the Japanese Institute for Cetacean Research, which noted that Australia is ”the virtual home port” of Sea Shepherd vessels and should ”take every means to restrain them”.

Why might this prove to be such a headache for Australia? One reason is that Australia would be anxious to avoid being subject to a counterclaim by Japan before the International Court asserting that it was failing to meet its international legal obligations under the 1988 Maritime Navigation Convention. If Sea Shepherd continue with their protest actions in the Southern Ocean and endanger the Japanese whaling vessels and the lives of their crew, then certainly a strong argument can be made that Australia should act at a minimum to control the actions of the Gojira.

If not, Australia’s international legal claim against the legitimacy of Japan’s whaling program could be compromised. The time may fast be approaching when Australia needs to choose between a game of high-seas cat and mouse, and considered legal argument in the international courts.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/sea-stoushes-with-japanese-whalers-could-sink-the-legal-battle-20110112-19o67.html#ixzz1iuqmpdEX

Australia is obviously facing some legal difficulties because the Brigitte Bardot is Australian flagged, but Australia is not, as far as I can see, disregarding any international treaty obligations. The sad fact of the matter is that Japan announced in early October 2011 that this year’s whaling season would occur in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary established by the International Whaling Commission – an area that is also a declared Australian whale sanctuary off the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/whaling-clash-looms-in-antarctic-waters-20111004-1l7cv.html#ixzz1iutHRV2V
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 11:34 am

kezza

There are two issues. Whaling is one, sea shepherd is another. It is best not to confuse the two.

The Japanese have acted entirely legally is respect to the boarding of their vessel. Their ship was legally in International waters just like the Steve Irwin. The big difference is sea shepherd broke international law of the sea by aiding the trespass.

It is only a matter for the Australian Govt because the 3 dills are Australian.
Frank Calabrese says:

January 9, 2012 at 12:05 pm

ruawakesays:

January 9, 2012 at 11:34 am (Edit)

kezza

There are two issues. Whaling is one, sea shepherd is another. It is best not to confuse the two.

The Japanese have acted entirely legally is respect to the boarding of their vessel. Their ship was legally in International waters just like the Steve Irwin. The big difference is sea shepherd broke international law of the sea by aiding the trespass.

It is only a matter for the Australian Govt because the 3 dills are Australian.

Funny how the Sea Shepards ignore that tiny detail
Frank Calabrese says:

January 9, 2012 at 12:55 pm

So Mark Textor thinks Wankpoll is basically Wank :-)

A typical finding delivered at 4am during a campaign might be that out of 40 seats tracked overnight, the rolling sample pointing to a 4.5 per cent primary vote loss among middle-aged working women, due to unease on health policy, concerns about competence and honesty on that policy, underlined by feelings of financial insecurity in six key marginal seats.

All these movements will be defined by specific figures based on advanced statistical modelling, and tracked weekly before a campaign and daily during a campaign; contrast this to pundit interpretation of the sexiest headlines of the fortnight.

Geographically, political party polling focuses on marginal and target seats, not on the national vote. With money tighter to come by, it is incredibly important to finely target resource allocation.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/for-whom-the-poll-tells-depends-on-what-you-ask-20120106-1po64.html#ixzz1ivwgTgiZ
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Mark Textor is the founder of the campaign consultancy Crosby Textor. It conducts research for energy and mining clients

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/for-whom-the-poll-tells-depends-on-what-you-ask-20120106-1po64.html#ixzz1ivxYclJ7

Did the Age forget the Liberal Party?
Frank Calabrese says:

January 9, 2012 at 1:06 pm

ruawakesays:

January 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm (Edit)

Mark Textor is the founder of the campaign consultancy Crosby Textor. It conducts research for energy and mining clients

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/for-whom-the-poll-tells-depends-on-what-you-ask-20120106-1po64.html#ixzz1ivxYclJ7

Did the Age forget the Liberal Party?

whoops :-)

Btw, David WH has done a cut and run over at Croaky.
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 1:29 pm

I said on PB Qld had the best elective surgery rates in the country. Proof.
gusface says:

January 9, 2012 at 4:07 pm

ru

i dont give a damn

either the japs send these blokes back now, or there will be trouble

dey aint pirates btw
gusface says:

January 9, 2012 at 4:08 pm

ps

fuck PB

i dont need to read drivel

AFV is where the real issues are at
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 4:15 pm

either the japs send these blokes back now, or there will be trouble

They ain’t sending them back, they will be lucky to be treated like Bethune who had lots of money. I reckon a year or two eating sushi in a Japanese jail is in store.
gusface says:

January 9, 2012 at 4:20 pm

den there will big time trouble

the japs have no reason to trespass in our waters

last time caused much bigger probs
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 4:37 pm

the japs have no reason to trespass in our waters

Nice try, they were in International waters as sea shepherd have confirmed. 12 nautical miles = Australian territorial waters. 12 nm + = International. The Japs have every right to be there. Just like the Nth Koreans or Iranians.
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 5:34 pm

What ship was this picture taken on?

Let me guess, the Steve Irwin.
ruawake says:

January 9, 2012 at 5:56 pm

Oh another picture on a boat they were never on.
gusface says:

January 9, 2012 at 9:30 pm

japan set to release trio

glad they read AFV
gusface says:

January 9, 2012 at 9:32 pm

StGusfaceGusface

abcnewsjustin ABC Just In Japan to hand activists to Australian authorities http://goo.gl/fb/dSIfl
gusface says:

January 9, 2012 at 9:52 pm

aamoi

they have to

a) decamp to japan

b) decamp to antartica

C) decamp to oz/disembark the trio