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A Paper Apologises for Not Lying
A male artist forced a small local paper to stop telling the truth.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
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RNZ’s Te Reo Policy Dovetails With He Puapua
Māori history and culture is obviously a very important strand in New Zealand society – and often a fascinating one – but the bowdlerised and black-armband version that RNZ provides only hurts its credibility.
Free Speech Is Not a Suicide Pact
Private media that willfully choose to play host to this content under the banner of principle are not upholding free speech: they are draining it of all meaning.
Media Hypocrisy Revealed – Appointments Only Become Scandals for Certain People
The media remains flummoxed as to why so many people no longer believe them. A bit of honest self-reflection might help. Until then, expect more of the same: routine governance dressed up as scandal whenever the wrong team scores a goal.
The Text That Triggered the Outrage Machine
What we witnessed was a cool, hard political assassination co-ordinated through the National Party aided and abetted by the New Zealand media party.
All the Friendly Media Our Taxes Can Buy
At least we know a hooker is faking it for the money.
Paul Henry’s Silly Game and Labour’s Predictable Meltdown
Paul Henry played a dumb game and gave a dumb answer. Labour turned it into a full-scale moral panic. One of those is funny. The other is just sad.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
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Why Are We Paying for This Drivel?
ABC ‘journalist’ seriously tries to compare robotics to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.