#thisisnotjournalism — Public Fediverse posts

By all means read it. You’ll learn about #Japanese #GunLaws and even get a statistic out of it… about #Japan. What you wil not get is how #Australian gun laws work (whatever their merits). Nor will you learn a lot about the facts purportedly supporting statements made by the author of the article (I am assuming the author can back up all his claims here - innocent until proven … well you know the rest).

From my perspective, the more we talk/read/hear about gun laws in Australia the better informed we’ll all be. And that makes all the difference when it comes to deciding what our polies ought to do about it and where our votes should go. But, it must be *informed* discussions, not dubious opinions. Facts. Facts matter here because gun ownership is a most serious issue for society. False comparisons, cherry picking, innuendo(s), appeals to emotions, hidden agendas, and unsubstantiated statements simply won’t do if one intends to inform the reader.

TBH, I am surprised the Australian Insitute allowed this poorly written piece get published, lacking bio info about the author — where does his writing come from, what are the biases we should be made aware of? Etc. Come on *The Point* editor(s), lift your game up, please. I would’ve left a comment had this been enabled. Instead, I’m tooting it. You’re welcome.

#AustralianInstitute #ThePoint #Journalism #OpinionArticle #GoodWritingThisIsNot #ThisIsNotJournalism #AusPol #ThePoint

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260811-australia-should-follow-japans-gun-laws

By all means read it. You’ll learn about #Japanese #GunLaws and even get a statistic out of it… about #Japan. What you wil not get is how #Australian gun laws work (whatever their merits). Nor will you learn a lot about the facts purportedly supporting statements made by the author of the article (I am assuming the author can back up all his claims here - innocent until proven … well you know the rest).

From my perspective, the more we talk/read/hear about gun laws in Australia the better informed we’ll all be. And that makes all the difference when it comes to deciding what our polies ought to do about it and where our votes should go. But, it must be *informed* discussions, not dubious opinions. Facts. Facts matter here because gun ownership is a most serious issue for society. False comparisons, cherry picking, innuendo(s), appeals to emotions, hidden agendas, and unsubstantiated statements simply won’t do if one intends to inform the reader.

TBH, I am surprised the Australian Insitute allowed this poorly written piece get published, lacking bio info about the author — where does his writing come from, what are the biases we should be made aware of? Etc. Come on *The Point* editor(s), lift your game up, please. I would’ve left a comment had this been enabled. Instead, I’m tooting it. You’re welcome.

#AustralianInstitute #ThePoint #Journalism #OpinionArticle #GoodWritingThisIsNot #ThisIsNotJournalism #AusPol #ThePoint

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260811-australia-should-follow-japans-gun-laws

By all means read it. You’ll learn about #Japanese #GunLaws and even get a statistic out of it… about #Japan. What you wil not get is how #Australian gun laws work (whatever their merits). Nor will you learn a lot about the facts purportedly supporting statements made by the author of the article (I am assuming the author can back up all his claims here - innocent until proven … well you know the rest).

From my perspective, the more we talk/read/hear about gun laws in Australia the better informed we’ll all be. And that makes all the difference when it comes to deciding what our polies ought to do about it and where our votes should go. But, it must be *informed* discussions, not dubious opinions. Facts. Facts matter here because gun ownership is a most serious issue for society. False comparisons, cherry picking, innuendo(s), appeals to emotions, hidden agendas, and unsubstantiated statements simply won’t do if one intends to inform the reader.

TBH, I am surprised the Australian Insitute allowed this poorly written piece get published, lacking bio info about the author — where does his writing come from, what are the biases we should be made aware of? Etc. Come on *The Point* editor(s), lift your game up, please. I would’ve left a comment had this been enabled. Instead, I’m tooting it. You’re welcome.

#AustralianInstitute #ThePoint #Journalism #OpinionArticle #GoodWritingThisIsNot #ThisIsNotJournalism #AusPol #ThePoint

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260811-australia-should-follow-japans-gun-laws

By all means read it. You’ll learn about #Japanese #GunLaws and even get a statistic out of it… about #Japan. What you wil not get is how #Australian gun laws work (whatever their merits). Nor will you learn a lot about the facts purportedly supporting statements made by the author of the article (I am assuming the author can back up all his claims here - innocent until proven … well you know the rest).

From my perspective, the more we talk/read/hear about gun laws in Australia the better informed we’ll all be. And that makes all the difference when it comes to deciding what our polies ought to do about it and where our votes should go. But, it must be *informed* discussions, not dubious opinions. Facts. Facts matter here because gun ownership is a most serious issue for society. False comparisons, cherry picking, innuendo(s), appeals to emotions, hidden agendas, and unsubstantiated statements simply won’t do if one intends to inform the reader.

TBH, I am surprised the Australian Insitute allowed this poorly written piece get published, lacking bio info about the author — where does his writing come from, what are the biases we should be made aware of? Etc. Come on *The Point* editor(s), lift your game up, please. I would’ve left a comment had this been enabled. Instead, I’m tooting it. You’re welcome.

#AustralianInstitute #ThePoint #Journalism #OpinionArticle #GoodWritingThisIsNot #ThisIsNotJournalism #AusPol #ThePoint

https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260811-australia-should-follow-japans-gun-laws

RE: https://mas.to/@aljazeera_gotgrip/117074834373920624

Here is another example of *Dumb arse* reporting… latching on to previous reports that the US military is running out of ‘ammunition’ which is not the case. Closer to the truth, it is running out of specific missile types, in this case *Patriot* missiles (Pac3 for the Patriot ABM systems). That much we know and we know it is true because #Ukraine has run out and is being pummelled by Russian baliistic missiles. The US is not running out of bullets (5.56) or rockets (rolling airframe 90mm ammo for airborne pods and naval batteries) or even 155mm artillery shells, etc… And there is a very good reason for that. It’s not about money but about *What* and *How much* to stockpile for *How long*.

Consider advances in technology that will make a missile obsolete overnight because the adversary has developed a *Counter*, or because the manufacturer has developed a cheaper, better, more lethal successor to a particular missile (Pac1, —> Pac2 —> Pac3 Patriot missiles). How many potentially obsolete missiles do you want to stockpile? This is also why production runs are limited in numbers, and why there is a concerted effort to produce *upgradable* missiles. Low production runs are expensive and the manufacturer will not expand its production capacity beyond near term contracts certainties.

And I’m only scratching the surface here. This is why this AJ report (Vid of some supposed expert in defence matters) is shallow, inaccurate, and lazy journalism which misleads (running out of ammo) and misdirects (it’s a budget mismanagement issue). AJ, once you’ve taken into account its biases, is a trusted news source. But even AJ makes monumental reporting errors at times.

Keep your wits about you dear readers and *question everything* you read from news outlets.

#ThisIsNotJournalism #AlJazeera #USMilitary #PAtriotMissiles #AmmunitionInventory #Ukraine #USIsraelIranWar #MIssileStockpiles #LazyJournalism #ExpertsCommentary #BSanalysis #BSNews #ClickBait