Free Speech Is Not a Suicide Pact
Private media that willfully choose to play host to this content under the banner of principle are not upholding free speech: they are draining it of all meaning.
Media
Media Hypocrisy Revealed – Appointments Only Become Scandals for Certain People
The media remains flummoxed as to why so many people no longer believe them. A bit of honest self-reflection might help. Until then, expect more of the same: routine governance dressed up as scandal whenever the wrong team scores a goal.
The Text That Triggered the Outrage Machine
What we witnessed was a cool, hard political assassination co-ordinated through the National Party aided and abetted by the New Zealand media party.
All the Friendly Media Our Taxes Can Buy
At least we know a hooker is faking it for the money.
Paul Henry’s Silly Game and Labour’s Predictable Meltdown
Paul Henry played a dumb game and gave a dumb answer. Labour turned it into a full-scale moral panic. One of those is funny. The other is just sad.
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Why Are We Paying for This Drivel?
ABC ‘journalist’ seriously tries to compare robotics to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Just a Quaint Little Myth
Trans actor Elliot Page says this two-genders thing is ‘completely false’.
Climate Change Causes Diddling, Says ABC
Be careful if it’s a bit blowy out: you may find yourself marrying a child, according to the ABC.
Doesn’t She Have a Garden Party to Go To or Something?
The execrable Kathy Lette once again assaults us with her ‘wit’ – or at least, something that rhymes.
You Will Own Nothing if They Have Their Way
If you don’t physically own it, you don’t own it at all.
What Losing the Local Paper Means
The loss of local media has bigger impacts than most people realize.