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How to Make up a Headline

It’s not for nothing that the very first of my Three Laws of the Media is: Never believe a headline. Stuff (big surprise!) just provided a masterclass exercise in just why you should never believe a legacy media headline (or indeed, pretty much anything the legacy media says). US

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

They can’t even write writer correctly. 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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

NZ Herald saving money again by cutting back on letters. 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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Not Even the Media Are Buying the Excuses Any More

Not Even the Media Are Buying the Excuses Any More

LBJ famously said that if he’d lost Walter Cronkite, he’d lost America. So, what does it mean if Joe Biden has lost Jake Tapper? Well, it probably doesn’t mean he’s lost America. As the worst-polling elected American president in history, Biden has clearly already done

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Journalists Begging Forgiveness with Their Hands Out

Journalists Begging Forgiveness with Their Hands Out

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

That is the worst alias I have ever seen. 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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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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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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff again illustrates their dearth of proofreaders. I’m confident that track isn’t the singular form of Tractor. 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

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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

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Please Share the BFD with Others

When our readers tell others about The BFD they are keen to try us out. During the lockdowns and during the protest outside parliament, thousands of new readers flocked to The BFD. There are thousands more Kiwis who would love The BFD who still do not even know that it

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

So…. was that “Corbham” or “Cobham”?  And for bonus points the Herald might like to tell us whether it was in Hamilton or Wellington, or possibly somewhere else with a street of the same name. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the

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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

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Govt Paid NZ Media for Puff Pieces

Govt Paid NZ Media for Puff Pieces

Last year New Zealand hosted the APEC online conference. Unbelievably for a wholly online conference, it still came with a price tag of $76 million dollars. We can at least tell you where $93,000 of that $76 Million dollars went. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs paid  Stuff and the

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NZ Media Can’t Handle the Truth

NZ Media Can’t Handle the Truth

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Warning Long read. 1503 words. In yet another example of government-funded, narrative-adhering reporting, Jamie Morton illustrates what disinformation actually is, while at the same time attempting to point a finger at those he does not agree with, the protesters

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The MOH’s Own Data Says What?

The MOH’s Own Data Says What?

voicesforfreedom.co.nz How many times in the last 18 months have you heard the line spouted that the Covid vaccine lowers your chance of becoming unwell enough to be hospitalised? Or, that you’ll be less likely to catch the coof in the first place? Before anyone has a

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