Hamlet and the NZ Media
Some journalists recent behaviour, legal threats, hidden stories and an ideologically captured regulator. The state of New Zealand’s media is akin to a Shakespearean tragedy.
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The Scarf, the Activist & the Media
A critical analysis: why NZ Herald’s keffiyeh story on Davien Gray is NOT what it seems.
So the Media Lawyers Up
The chilling effect is coming from inside the house. I received a legal letter this week too.
Is This the Age of Substack?
If mainstream media won’t report on their own then others will have to.
The Missing Man They Won’t Name
How New Zealand's law enforcement became an activist agency protecting a fiction, and the media reinforces the deception.
Unreported for Nearly a Year
Inside the press gallery: power, silence, and the accountability gap in New Zealand media.
Media’s Selective Outrage: A Year of Silence on Their Own Homophobic Slur Scandal
New Zealand deserves better than a media class that holds everyone to account except its own members. The cover-up lasted nearly a year. The damage to their credibility will last much longer.
New Yorker Story on Maduro Comes off as Comedy
Does Maduro think that no one in Venezuela has noticed that he he gone? Yes, they have noticed, but the funny thing is they don’t even much care, including his vice-president who hasn’t really bothered much to bring about his return other than a few initial words of protest.
What Happened After Butler – And Why It Still Matters
This kind of reporting is not ideological. It’s not partisan. It’s a journalist holding powerful institutions accountable for catastrophic failures.
Luxon Shows His Yellow Streak by Running from Tova
Running from a weekly interview slot is not a shrewd move. It is weakness on display. New Zealand deserves better than a leader who bends over and points at his own backside while claiming the sun shines out of it.
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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.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.