I love that I now have a hate piece.

The funny part in all this is that people think journalists shouldn’t suffer the exact same scrutiny they apply to politicians and others.

And whilst Mr Turner is not a member of the Canberra press gallery, the reality is that leading up to the election he had things to say in regards to the National Broadband Network and the proposed mandatory ISP filter. All fine. His final pre-election analysis on which of the major parties should get the gong basically concluded that whilst Labor sought to filter the internet, their policy was more tolerable than no NBN at all under the Coalition. No problem with that, he is entitled to hold that opinion.

But when you start calling politicians c**k-suckers and a-holes, you bring the journalism profession into disrepute. This wasn’t a “private” comment as some have tried to argue, it was a public comment on one of the world’s most prominent social networks. And given his previous policy analysis in the Age and SMH online sections, makes his comments all the more relevant when it comes to holding him to account.

I stand by everything I have said and done. I don’t seek to run away from any of it.

HERP DERP DERPITY DERP HERP!

Is this a hate piece, Robert? You should read more of mgk. This is a straight documentary. This is a hate piece.

I agree- I don’t think that journos should be exempt from scrutiny- and I’ve said as much above. I cringe when some of my fave journos expose their partisan biases in tweets. It’s not a good look.

Now, as I’ve said, if you were Helen Lovejoy, dobbing in Turner would be perfectly fine.

However, young Robert, where you put footprints all over your tallywhacker is when you started bragging- and showed the world who you really are and what your actual motivations for complaint really were. Catty, bitchy, childish and absolutely full to your collarbones with teenage hubris.

Glass houses, bro. Hope you weren’t looking for one of those hat thingies for your doubtless superior eatery.

I was actually surprised, not gloating. But in any event, I’m not bothered. I have a public account for a reason – I am not afraid of the scrutiny.

If people are going to wax lyrical about how Adam Turner was poorly treated, then they should be arguing for people to adjust the privacy settings on their Twitter accounts (and other social networking accounts). Otherwise, everything said in public is fair game.

Nick Sowden, a former fellow Liberal, wasn’t even a journalist, yet he was smashed to pieces by the media earlier this year for some inappropriate tweets about Barack Obama made in jest. He was also suspended from the Liberal Party.

So, all I’m saying is that the media has got to be prepared to face the same scrutiny, not accuse others of a “beat up” because uncomfortable truths are exposed.

What a pointless and crap article. Adam Turner deserved to be laughed at and mocked.
Get a grip ‘Weez’

Robert, where have I waxed lyrical about how Turner was hardly done by? Feel free to point out those waxy lyrics.

The ‘beat up’ is you driving a political agenda under the guise of promoting better journalistic practise whilst being absolutely guilty of the crimes of which you are accusing others.

Scott, Robert deserves just as much mockery- and he’s getting it right here- and at a great price, I might add. xD

Well there’s a restaurant I won’t ever visit or recommend. Right wing bile and talking points with Pasta don’t go to together. I wonder what whine you serve with that?

@scott – Except Media Watch didn’t report it correctly, provide the correct context or do any research on which dickhead was dobbing him in. They just tried to get him fired. Perhaps they could, y’know, spend some time looking at the abject shite on the commercial networks rather than bullying soft targets and people who can’t fight back.

The great news is this internet troll is forever going to be labelled a rat thanks to any internet search. He hasn’t heard the end of it. We’ll see who’s laughing in the end.

Tony Abbott sets HIMSELF up for ridicule with his self righteous, condescending, mysogynistic views and Candelori shows poor taste in supporting him. Has Candelori ever heard of “Freedom of Speech”? The journalist has every right to his opinion of Abbott (which is shared by a very large number of Australian citizens! It seems that he and his ultra right-wing party can dish out the dirt on anyone and everyone but can’t take it! Tch! Tch! Thank God, the better person won the last election in the end …

After reading Turner’s unspeakable unmentionable unprintable language, I tried to clutch my pearl necklace whilst fainting onto the divan, but they squished right through my fingers. WHERE IS MY PARASOL? I think I am getting a case of the vapours. Or consumption.