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Media Bill: Merging RNZ and TVNZ

voicesforfreedom.co.nz Submissions on the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill 8 September 2022 Voices for Freedom opposes the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill. ABOUT VOICES FOR FREEDOM Voices for Freedom (VFF) is a grassroots, not-for-profit, community advocacy organisation. It is focused on raising awareness of the human

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Risking Offence Is Worth It

Risking Offence Is Worth It

Olivia Boyd familyfirst.org.nz Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her high school education, she intends to study law and psychology. She has an interest in human rights and social psychology and

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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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

National can’t even get the Queen’s name spelt correctly in an email about her demise. 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

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What Will Happen if Independent Media Dies?

Can you imagine a New Zealand in which independent media is gone and all that remains is a small group of large media organisations muzzled by funding from the government? It’s not some faraway dystopia. It is already happening. With the rapid corporate consolidation of traditional news outlets and

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Fire and Fury: Stuff Formal Complaint

voicesforfreedom.co.nz ABOUT VOICES FOR FREEDOM Voices for Freedom (VFF) is a grassroots, not-for-profit, community advocacy organisation. It is focused on raising awareness of the human issues associated with the government’s response to Covid-19 and other matters impacting the rights and freedoms of New Zealanders. VFF was founded

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Racial Profiling: Yes It Is a Thing

Information Opinion A couple of days ago the Independent Police Complaints Authority released a report that criticised Police for taking a large number of photographs “with no clear and lawful purpose”. There is also a claim of racial bias, as 53 per cent of those photographed were Maori. The response

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To Hope for Truth in the Media

To Hope for Truth in the Media

Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. This week I was briefly distracted

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Correction of the Day

When your interviewee doesn’t follow the narrative. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.If you enjoyed this article please share it using

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Even when Stuff steal reports they get 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 ads to make your reading experience more

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Comparing Apples with Apples

The Spinoff has a similar-sized audience to The BFD but the similarities end there. The BFD is funded 95% by our 1600+ members and 5% by our advertising revenue. The BFD serves a broad church of political views that includes libertarian, centre-right, and conservative readers of whom the majority are

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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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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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Well done Swanndri. Buy 2, pay 2c extra 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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Worrying Correspondence

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I frequently receive nutty correspondence from strangers, such as a letter recently from a Murray Jones who described himself as an Investigative Reporter for something called Business Desk NZ, whatever that is. Murray wrote to tell me he’s “wondering if he could speak to

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

I assume they mean blood. How it got to be painted on the trailer without it going through a spell check first is a mystery. 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

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