What the ABC Fought to Hide
The ABC spent 50 years fighting to bury a pro-paedophilia broadcast.
Media
Why Should the Taxpayer Reward Media Mendacity?
The legacy media are dying because they deserve to.
Seymour Sticks the Boot Into Red Radio as Boss Bails
Thompson’s exit is long overdue. Seymour is right to push for change. New Zealanders deserve better than state media that treats them like fools who need the correct opinions fed to them daily.
Face of the Day
Mather said Thompson advised the board of his plan in December. They were planning to tell staff, and confirm his departure, later this year.
The ABC Tries Polishing a Twig
Their ‘good billionaire’ may not be so virtuous as they want us to believe.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 32 – Tameem Barakat
A thoughtful and sometimes provocative conversation that gives listeners the real context behind one of New Zealand’s most discussed new platforms.
Elite Panic: The Basket of Deplorables Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger
Yet another poll confirms: One Nation are cementing their poll gains.
Media Luvvies Lose It as Ani O’Brien Holds One of Their Own to Account
The mainstream seem determined to die on this hill, defending their outdated methods while attacking anyone who steps outside the club. Meanwhile the new media age has arrived.
Face of the day
Maiki Sherman confirmed Friday was her last day at TVNZ in a post on social media.
Quick Hit – BSA Scrapped: Coalition Kills Regulator After It Tried to Muzzle the Platform
The Platform case exposed how the 1989 act was being stretched to capture internet livestreaming. Removing the BSA reduces the compliance burden on independent outlets and shifts power back to audiences rather than bureaucrats.
Face of the Day
“... we could try and extend the brief of BSA far into sort of social media, or we could say, well, actually, why don’t we just rely on the self-regulation that works fine for print journalism and set the sector free” – Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith.
Good News the Media Won’t Tell You
As the media, through their newsrooms and reporters, refuse to do their jobs and report balanced news, we are reliant on contributing writers to ferret out the honesty of what is happening.
