No news today

I've been watching the Olympics, in small doses, but I refuse to believe it's the most important thing in the world today and every day. Thus, I think the decision by news.com.au and its related sites to run "Beijing Now" permanently at the top, and force users to scroll to get to the "real" news (about plane crashes, suicide bombings and other trivial matters of life and death), is misguided.

Same here Brett, it is a

Same here Brett, it is a pain. Just like 7's coverage (which people have been whining about). It is a common pattern, as people in the US have been whining about NBC's coverage too.

And thats why I visit

And thats why I visit brisbanetimes.com.au, at least they "put the news first" Brett...

(Speaking of news, Rupert McCall's latest blog (talking about heritage listing) may be of interest to you in Svetlagorsk. http://blogs.brisbanetimes.com.au/rhymeorreason/archives/2008/08/heritage_lost.html )

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