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Classified Advertising Mysteries

Classified Advertising Mysteries

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In recent weeks The New Zealand Herald has run advertising displays promoting the use of its classified advertising categories. Specifically it lists “In Memoriam,” “Engagements,” “Anniversary,” “Weddings,”  “Birthdays,” “Acknowledgements” and a mysterious one I’ll come to. First however, it baffles me why New Zealanders

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It Is a Media Magic Trick

It Is a Media Magic Trick

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. Information Opinion On July 14th Stuff

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

I thought this one was particularly funny from One News Wednesday night. I’d be concerned too if I knew what regioinal was. 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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A Moral Victory against Twitter Only

A Moral Victory against Twitter Only

David Thunder mercatornet.com David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society. In a landmark settlement, Twitter has publicly acknowledged that it wrongly sanctioned independent journalist Alex Berenson, and agreed to reinstate his suspended account. The case is politically and

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Comparing Apples with Apples: The Spinoff and The BFD

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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hit job

So It Was a Hit Job…That Failed

Everyone has been talking about the interview with Leo Molloy by ‘Comedian’ Guy Williams. It shows Leo Molloy as an out-of-control, mouthy upstart. But it turns out, though, that the interview was in fact a hit job by Guy Williams, and designed to tank support for Leo Molloy. The hit

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

$25m or about $2870? Missing words – per square metre. 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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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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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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No Filters. No Spin. Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

No Filters. No Spin. Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

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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Miracle! Stuff Tells the Truth About Sri Lanka!

What’s going on, over at Stuff? Are the work experience kids on holidays and the grown-ups back in charge? How else to explain something like this slipping through? We’re following in Sri Lanka’s footsteps. Boy, are Cressida, Titania and Duncan (They/Them) going to be mad when

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff trying too hard to get it out too fast! 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

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Is the Tide Turning?

Monica Hughes PhD themariachiyears.substack.com I’m noticing some interesting things. I check Twitter once every few days. These terms happened to be trending this am: When one goes to see the tweets, they are consistently negative. People seem increasingly done with this BS. I find myself pulled back

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One of These Digital Platforms Is Not like the Other

One of These Digital Platforms Is Not like the Other

The BFD is 95% powered by member dollars and the remaining 5% comes from ad revenue. The Spinoff doesn’t have genuine subscriptions because all their content is free to read. Take a look at the true source of their funding. Hint, it is not their readership. Last year The

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Can you ‘span’ a volume? 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 to

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Twitter Lets “Wrong Trump” Trend After Ivana’s Passing

Twitter Lets “Wrong Trump” Trend After Ivana’s Passing

Joseph Vazquez newsbusters.org Joseph is the MRC Assistant Editor for Business and Free Speech America. He graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Political Science from The George Washington University in 2018. In June, 2019, he completed an exclusive fellowship with the Hertog Foundation, where he participated in

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