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The Sins of Phillip Schofield

The Sins of Phillip Schofield

Jack thecommoner.substack.com As many late-80s babies like me who grew up watching 90s children’s television will surely relate, Phillip Schofield is a face ingrained upon our early childhood memory. Paired with the ever-present Gordon the Gopher on BBC’s Going Live! between 1987 and 1993, the fresh-faced

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Raise Your Glasses to the BFD

Last year Stuff 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

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Radio Show or Mayoralty: Pick One

Radio Show or Mayoralty: Pick One

Information Opinion Having control of the radio waves is a powerful way to massage the message. When I heard a confident and (clearly) arrogant Marcus Lush state he would not give up his evening radio show on Newstalk ZB if he won the Invercargill mayoralty, I was shocked. He is

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

A male Queen, what a forward thinking monarchy. 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 enjoyable

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This Is a Battle We Can Win with Your Help

This Is a Battle We Can Win with Your Help

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

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Why We Need Your Support

Why We Need Your Support

The landscape for conservative media is getting darker and darker. The BFD is faced with competitors that are hock deep in Government funded troughs and social media giants that stifle freedom of expression. Last year The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for posting

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Does Govt Funding of Journalism Support a Healthy Democracy?

Does Govt Funding of Journalism Support a Healthy Democracy?

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

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Letter to Radio New Zealand

freenz.substack.com We wanted to highlight this speech given on the weekend at the protest against mainstream media in Wellington, NZ. Huge respect to the speaker here (we would love to know his name please) – Credit to @haztruth and @wheresclarke on Instagram for capturing this. Dear RNZ. To many

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Shhh: the News the MSM Won’t Cover

Shhh: the News the MSM Won’t Cover

Mark Freeman Concerned citizens visited media offices in the three main New Zealand centres on Saturday to protest at mainstream media bias. The marches and rallies were part of a global event, the Worldwide Rally for Freedom, to promote freedom, peace and human rights. In Auckland, a number of speakers,

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Headline of the Day

Headline of the Day

I have had enough of the news media and the NZ Government refusing to tell us the facts and nothing but the facts about actual, REAL, genuine, deaths from Covid-19. Never before have we as a population had to deal with this kind of deceptive nonsense. Have you ever before

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Until in the headline is misspelt. 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 enjoyable click here

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No Filters. No Spin.

One of the things that The BFD offers you that the MSM does not is unfiltered, unspun Political news straight from the horse’s mouth. 1. Political Party Press releases: The MSM re-write them and only publish the bits they want their audience to read. They filter the content and

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The BFD Has a Beer Budget but Our Readers Have Champagne Tastes

Last year Stuff 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

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Trust Us to Inform and Entertain You

Trust Us to Inform and Entertain You

The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’ in

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Here’s an NCEA-style quiz (*note the photo). No wonder our educational achievement levels have tanked! 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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