by Steve Davis | Sep 8, 2014 | Media Mirror
I caught the story last week that Brenton Bock, a local advertising executive, had floated a new ‘big idea’ for Adelaide: a giant maze with restaurant in the south parklands. I wouldn’t mind wandering through the maze, especially if its layout was...
by Steve Davis | Mar 14, 2014 | Media Mirror
My wife calls it getting on your ‘high moral horse’ and I call it hypocrisy. Whenever somebody poses in a holier-than-thou manner while at the same time remaining embroiled in dark, dirty practices, I think we are right to call them on it. And today it is...
by Steve Davis | Feb 3, 2014 | Media & The Arts
I predicted the conversations as soon as I knew the Adelaide. Breathe. ad was being launched on the weekend. People would watch the ad and the audience would be split. Those for it would say bravo, how wonderful, how edgy. Those against would say how stupid, what a...
by Steve Davis | May 2, 2013 | Media & The Arts, Media Mirror
The beauty of consuming news from a smartphone, is that you can get a quick overview of the main topics of the day and then choose to dive deeper into the stories that interest you most. I’ve noticed lately that the ABC has recently upgraded its smartphone app,...
by Steve Davis | Feb 3, 2013 | Life, Media & The Arts, Media Mirror
A big thank you to the programmers at Foxtel for making it such an easy family decision to cancel our pay TV contract recently. Not only are we now saving money, I’m finding more time to be productive AND enjoy other forms of recreation, like reading....
by Steve Davis | Mar 3, 2012 | Life, Media & The Arts, Media Mirror
The Guardian’s two-minute commercial, Guardian open journalism: Three Little Pigs advert – video (view below), attempts to tell the story about how wonderful news coverage is in this age of social media. However, it actually reveals more ugly truth about...
