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You Asked For It and Now It Is Possible

You Asked For It and Now It Is Possible

We have GREAT news. For many years readers have asked us for the ability to give a BFD membership as a present but we didn’t have the technology to do it. This Christmas we finally have what you have all been asking for. Gifting Our new system allows us

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Trusting the Word of a Fabulist

Trusting the Word of a Fabulist

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. In the administration of every American president, there are grubby stories. But the rise and fall of Sam Brinton, who was — until yesterday — deputy assistant secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Now, this is just so dumb, it’s funny. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more

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How to Gift Someone a BFD Membership This Christmas

We have GREAT news. For many years readers have asked us for the ability to give a BFD membership as a present but we didn’t have the technology to do it. This Christmas we finally have what you have all been asking for. Gifting Our new system allows us

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How Far Left Are New Zealand’s Journalists?

How Far Left Are New Zealand’s Journalists?

The Worlds of Journalism Study, conducted by Massey University and released in October 2022 asked a number of interesting questions of NZ journalists. The aspect that most interested me was their self-professed political views. The results were: * Left of centre 81% * Right of centre 15% Of the 81% who said

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

First Labour creates two classes of citizens, then Stuff invents a third. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your

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You Asked For It and Now It Is Possible

You Asked For It and Now It Is Possible

We have GREAT news. For many years readers have asked us for the ability to give a BFD membership as a present but we didn’t have the technology to do it. This Christmas we finally have what you have all been asking for. Gifting Our new system allows us

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Is RNZ trying to wheedle pronouns into this, or are they just lazy? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

From a paywalled article in the NZ Herald. Perhaps “meditation” would be better than mediation the way the All Blacks gave been going. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access

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Balancing Reporting on Kids with Privacy

Abigail Kramer THE CITY This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Crisis Point How New York Wrecked Mental Health Care for Kids In November, we published

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Trust the Media? Not Any Time Soon

Trust the Media? Not Any Time Soon

The NZ Herald yesterday, in their WEF-esque editorial project The New New Zealand: Rebuilding Better, have published a poll and rather missed the point of the whole thing. They say the poll reveals what institutions Kiwis trust most. But it also shows what institutions we trust least, and you’ll

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Even when lifting this story from some other source, the NZ Herald still gets it wrong. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the

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BBC Recognises Activist against Discriminatory Abortion

BBC Recognises Activist against Discriminatory Abortion

righttolife.org.uk The BBC has listed a woman who has been fighting to end discriminatory abortion against babies with Down’s syndrome among its ‘100 Women 2022’. Heidi Crowter, who herself has Down syndrome, has been listed among the “100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for

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Is Making Google and Facebook Pay NZ Media a Good Idea?

Is Making Google and Facebook Pay NZ Media a Good Idea?

Peter Thompson Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson’s announcement of planned legislation requiring big online platforms such as Google and Meta/Facebook to “pay a fair price” to New Zealand news media for their content was welcomed by many as much-needed support for local

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