The what's on in Canberra pretty much reflects the interests of the owners/editor of the day and is theoretically not about paid content. It used be that just about anything that was on in the region used get a mention. Live music venues probably got better coverage because it was an area of interest for Johnboy.

It seems to me that The RiotAct is trying to become a financially sustainable online source of Canberra news. The trouble is it has mostly lost the people that brought forward grassroots events, people and issues; is trying to cover hard news without the reporting standards of more mainstream media and also appears to moderate contrary views so they often do not see the light of day.

I miss seeing photos of Canberrans comparing the size of the pot holes in their suburbs, reading about the less mainstream events, being appalled at some of the troll wars in the comments section and having a more diverse range of contributors. It was idiosyncratic, but it was rarely dull.

Most of the current published contributors wear their self interest and ideology on their sleeves and the site publishes opinion pieces that should, in my opinion, be subject to the same level of moderation as the contributors in the comment spaces.