Since 2006, WBT has published many thousands of articles covering a wide range of topics that affect workers and their organisations. As editor of WBT, it is my job to read and respond to such articles and make comment (if necessary)**.
Workers BushTelegraph is primarily for letters, original articles, original news, stories you can’t read elsewhere, original verse, original pictures, videos and music. We will not publish racist or anti-worker sentiments.
We do appreciate input from readers but WBT is not about having private conversations because the issues that we address are intended to be ‘in workers interest‘ (plural) as a collective, not as individuals.
We do not seek ‘balance’ in reporting when it favours the wealthy and powerful, the bigoted or the sectarian — readers will have to go to the mass media for that.
Workers BushTelegraph focuses on:
* The Master/servant relationship. The power of boss over worker. More can be found out about this at the LeftPress Website – After the Waterfront – the workers are quiet
* The struggle of first nations people for land rights and social justice in Australia and elsewhere.
* The role of government. What enterprises should government own and run. Why and how?
Stats
| Platform | Subscribers/ referrals | Content |
| WBT on WordPress | 5,000 subscribers | 6,530 articles |
| Workers BushTelegraph on social media | 6,400 followers | a lot |
| Paradigm Shift (2011 – 2021) | 580 followers | 500 shows on 4ZZZ Community Radio Meanjin |
| 249 followers | a few photos | |
| 4PR – voice of the people | 228,000 plays | 389 hours |
| YouTube @BushTelegraph | 241 followers | 300 videos |
Notes
The bulk of WBT on WordPress referrals come from search engines, Facebook, and via Twitter. I get about 15,000 referrals via search engines every year.
The editor puts a lot of effort into sending links to people via Facebook using various pages Workers Bush telegraph on Facebook, the Big Ride for Palestine on Facebook (1,400 followers), Paradigm Shift (580 followers), Instagram (249 followers).
The editor’s Facebook page has 5,000 followers. eg WBT uses Facebook as a tool for engaging an audience or people whom may be interested in WBT. At all stages it is easy for subscribers and followers to withdraw.
Privacy: Workers BushTelegraph does not reveal its sources without consent.
4PR – voice of the people [formerly Paradigm Shift (PShift)] has been on Soundcloud since 2013 and as at 5 Oct 2023 has 445 hours of podcasts uploaded. The platform has had 228,000 plays. It has 445 followers.
On YouTube @BushTelegraph has 241 followers and 300 videos.
Articles
WBT gets a lot of referrals for content from people who think that an article should read or posted on WBT. It should be noted that publishing articles is not a formal arrangement. People send me an email and I acknowledge it with a link to the article. WBT cannot afford to pay for articles.
Comments
People are wary of making comments about WBT articles on WordPress or even on Facebook. However WBT does get a lot of likes. We ignore all personal comments and issues raised on social media. WBT is apolitical site, not a personal one.
Subscribers
WBT Total = 5,041 – (3,985 via email and 1,056 via WordPress)
4PR – Voice of the People = 445
Costs
| SOFTWARE | COST per Annum A$ |
| WordPress.com | 396 |
| Otter transcription | 240 |
| Soundcloud | 115 |
| Adobe | 348 |
| Microsoft | 99 |
| CorelDRAW | 217 |
| Total | 1415 |
Ian Curr
5 Oct 2023
Editor Workers BushTelegraph
email – iancurr@bigpond.com
mob – 0407 687 016
web https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au
4PR podcasts @ https://soundcloud.com/ian-curr
‘… philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it …’ – Marx (1845)
* INCLUDES website and podcast platforms at 4PR-voice of the people and @BushTelegraph
** Editorial comment is usually in Cormorant Garamond. This is an attempt to differentiate what is editorial comment from the actual articles, most of which are in Georgia font.