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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Media
Seymour Blasts Principal for Media Blitz
Seymour said the outcome was “always the likely outcome” and criticised media outlets that accepted early accusations from the school before any evidence had been examined.
Labour and Left Media Have High Hopes
Frank Sinatra’s last words before he died might just come back to haunt both Labour and their fellow cohorts in the media. He spoke just two words and they were: “I’m losing.”
Partisan Penfold’s Latest Attack
Paula has stopped pretending...to be a proper journalist.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
White House Introduces Media Bias Offender Hall of Shame
Consequences of media bias are too high stakes to get it wrong.
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How Not to Get Fooled: Picture This [Updated]
Data visualisation is a useful tool which can easily be twisted into fake news.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
What Privilege Looks Like in 2025
A similar self-centred blindness to real-world interests and concerns seems to permeate the entire Stuff universe. There’s a word for this: privilege.
Open Letter to Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith
I hope you agree that the HRRT’s actions need to be addressed by parliament.
Will Winston Go Right or Left?
Winston does not have the issues he had with National in 2017 and if he can’t finalise a deal with them, then I think Chris Trotter might well be right – the cross benches await.
More Cold Water
Politically, pouring ‘cold water’ onto challenging issues in New Zealand is common place – be it the recent police scandal or instances of foreign interference. It’s time to sustain conversations.
PBS Glamorizes the Underground Network
The story was not entirely unanimous. Out of almost 10 minutes, about a minute was granted to dissent.
How Not to Be Fooled: You Can Quote Me on That
There are rules to quoting: use them to spot media lies.
This Backlash Is Only the Media
Athletes should be free to play and free to say “no thanks” to political messaging without the threat of cancellation hanging over them.
