Obscure Box
It takes a media release to tell me that the media release isn’t dead
I found this out in a media release from Brisbane firm BWH Communication, called
Why Microsoft’s deal adds to the Skype/ABC concern
So the software giant Microsoft has bought the on-line communications firm Skype. That’s according to a report I’ve just read on the ABC’s website, “Microsoft buys Skype for $7.9b” (Wednesday 11 May 2011). This only adds to my concern over the ABC’s reporters and presenters telling me when they do an interview using Skype (See [...]
-ise vs -ize in a formal name
What to do when writing about an organisation that has a z in its spelling where you would normally use an s if following the correct spelling adopted buy your country or news organisation?
The ABC’s love affair with Skype
What is it about the ABC and Skype? There seems to be more than the odd mention of the online video/audio communication technology Skype on the ABC’s airwaves these days. I’m not talking about the legitimate references to the free broadcast website used in the recent defence force sex scandal. I’m talking more about some [...]