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
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
Just in case we missed it the first time, RNZ helpfully repeat themselves. 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
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
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
Scholar Wilfred Reilly has noted that tv crime shows like “Law and Order” portray a grossly disproportionate picture of criminals as white, in complete contradiction of actual crime figures. YouGov surveys also show that public perceptions of America are vastly out of step with reality. For instance, Americans believe that
Never heard of a man who is twice shirtless. 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
Shame. Even Stuff’s sports reporter 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 ads to make your reading experience more
Brett Wilkins commondreams.org Press freedom and antitrust advocates on Friday derided both Facebook and corporate media beneficiaries of the tech titan’s multimillion dollar spending spree following reporting that the company is rethinking its investments amid increasing regulatory pressures and a shift away from news partnerships. “For years, Facebook
It’s a good job Stuff aren’t in the mapping business – Glen Eden isn’t even close to “central Auckland”. 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
If the last two years have proved anything, it’s that the epithet “conspiracy theory” is almost completely redundant. As the saying goes, they’re not so much conspiracy theories as spoiler alerts. Covid came from a Wuhan lab? Crackpot conspiracy theory… until it wasn’t. Vaccines don’t prevent
On opposite sides of the world, two separate court cases have potentially massive consequences for social media. In one case, Australian journalist Avi Yemini has won a court injunction against an anonymous Twitter account that has repeatedly attacked and – he says – defamed him on the platform. Yemini intends to sue
“Seastern”? Have they renamed the area or is it yet another stuff up by the NZ Herald? 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
Geoffrey Dickens newsbusters.org Geoffrey Dickens is the Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center. He currently writes for all of the MRC’s publications and outlets including MRC.org, Newsbusters.org, Notable Quotables and has contributed to past projects including MediaWatch and MagazineWatch. Warning Long read: 2393
For reasons that seem quite bizarre in a modern context, there was a curious public debate which dragged on for nearly three decades in Britain on the topic of nationalisation of the steel industry; if you thought the Brexit or fox hunting debate seemed endless, you’ve not heard of
J.R. Bruning brownstone.org J.R. Bruning is a consultant sociologist (B.Bus.Agribusiness; MA Sociology) based in New Zealand. Her work explores governance cultures, policy and the production of scientific and technical knowledge. Her Master’s thesis explored the ways science policy creates barriers to funding, stymying scientists’
