[LINK] grog gamut

[Kim Holburn]

There's a great comment on that post:
> Bulldust :     05 Oct 2010 3:22:51pm
> Anywho, back on topic... the point which stands out like the  
> proverbial dog's whatsits is that The Australian outed Grog while  
> they merrily post Jack the Insider's ascerbic political rants from  
> behind a pseudonym. The reason for the anonymity is stated on the  
> blog site as:
>
> "Jack the Insider is a highly placed, dedicated servant of the  
> nation with close ties to leading figures in politics, business and  
> the union movement. Jack tends to be present at crucial moments in  
> world history, ready to grapple with huge events and give them a  
> gentle nudge. His real identity must remain unknown for obvious  
> reasons."
>
> Hypocrisy much?
>

Perhaps the blogosphere needs to do a little unmasking back.

On 2010/Oct/05, at 6:05 PM, Birch, Jim wrote:

> Julie Posetti writes up a bit of groggate on The Drum.
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/39654.html
>
> " They claimed that a reporter on The Australian had telephoned their
> employers, asking for action to be taken against employees for  
> comments
> (some using very strong language) directed at James Massola via  
> Twitter.
>
> One of those allegedly targeted - an employee of a large corporation  
> who
> asked to remain anonymous - told me:
>
> "(He) contacted someone at my work to complain that I was being
> unpleasant... on Twitter. My work stated that employees were free to
> speak their minds on their own time. It did however leave me with a
> sense of caution - no-one likes having their employment threatened  
> by a
> major newspaper's employee merely for expressing an opinion."
>
>
> Jim

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