You will see from the information below that the Government is paying the salaries of MSM Editors so that the Media organisations themselves do not have to fund the positions themselves from their own revenue. This means that the minute the Government stops the funding the Editors will lose their
The BFD is seeking journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. We are looking for News stories without spin, just the facts. The BFD is a Conservative site opinion wise but real news shouldn’t have a political view, its job is to inform not to
I will always acknowledge that I have received a submission but I do not have the time to tell writers if it has been selected or why it has not been selected. This is due to the volume of submissions received. However, if you become a regular guest writer and
Want to show everyone you love The BFD as your ‘one source of truth’? Well, now you can. This year we launched The BFD Merch store. We have t-shirts, sportswear, polo shirts, hats, jackets, shorts, sweatshirts, mugs and Sonovamin and Boomslang wall art, shopping bags and accessories. We do not
The BFD is 95% powered by member dollars and the remaining 5% comes from ad revenue. The Spinoff doesn’t have genuine subscriptions because all their content is free to read. Take a look at the true source of their funding. Hint, it is not their readership. Last year The
Stuff has reported on the extent of media bludging from government troughs. It is eye-watering just how much taxpayer coin some media organisations have availed themselves of. Media companies large and small claimed funding from the Government’s media package last year. In April 2020, Broadcasting, Communications and Media Minister
Public Interest Journalism Propaganda has received an $18m boost with the announcement of funding for an additional 110 journalists across New Zealand with “a specific mandate to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged, and support a healthy democracy”. Don’t you just love the Newspeak? War is
The BFD can help. we have done all the hard work and have already built a huge audience but what we are always looking for more of is quality NZ content. We want to help motivated, professionally-minded writers who are already writing quality content for their own blog site’s
Want to show everyone you love The BFD as your ‘one source of truth’? Well, now you can. This year we launched The BFD Merch store. We have t-shirts, sportswear, polo shirts, hats, jackets, shorts, sweatshirts, mugs and Sonovamin and Boomslang wall art, shopping bags and accessories. We do not
Yes, you guessed it this is another membership promo for The BFD. Contrary to what some may believe, we cannot exist on fairy dust and unicorn farts alone. We actually rely on our readers to fund the content that you all enjoy so much. We know that you are a
You don’t know what you are missing out on. Below is what a Silver level membership will give you. * Access to Insight Politics articles as well as ad-free viewing of the entire site. * Access to SonovaMin and BoomSlang’s fantastic cartoons: Access to our puzzles, Codecracker, Sudoku and Crossword.
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We are running another yet fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of “Hoani’s Last Stand The Real Story of Rangiaowhia” by Piers Seed Summary: Using all the available accounts written by eye-witnesses, the author has written the most detailed account of the skirmish at Rangiaowhia
Want to show everyone you love The BFD as your ‘one source of truth’? Well, now you can. This year we launched The BFD Merch store. We have t-shirts, sportswear, polo shirts, hats, jackets, shorts, sweatshirts, mugs and Sonovamin and Boomslang wall art, shopping bags and accessories. We do not
If you don’t already have a Bronze level subscription to The BFD you are missing out. You are missing out on SonovaMin and BoomSlang’s fantastic twice-weekly political cartoons: You are missing out on our Daily Crossword puzzle. You are missing out on our Daily Codecracker: You are missing
Two years ago a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The
