Media
ABC’s Fake News Attack on SA Refugees
Lying by omission about the persecution of white farmers.
The Lack of Trust in the MSM
Pursuing this to its logical conclusion, since every news outlet must at some point offend someone, trust in ‘The Media’ will eventually decline to zero.
Jim Grenon Hails Positive Changes at NZME
The journalists may not like it but, contrary to their beliefs, they are not the ones in charge. It is up to the board to decide the direction the paper will take and it is up to the journalists to put that into practice.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Andrea Vance’s Hypocritical Tirade: Smearing Women to Score Points
Vance’s article isn’t about defending women – it’s about settling scores. She’s not advocating for pay equity: she’s weaponising it to bash a government she loathes. Her c-word tirade isn’t feminist empowerment: it’s a tantrum from a journo who’s long forgotten what objectivity looks like.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
One News Exclusive: Red Folder Found, Story Still Missing
Viewers aren’t rejecting the news. They’re rejecting being treated like mugs.
The Great Subsidy Swindle: New Zealand’s Film Industry Faces the Music
We’ve pretended we’re a global powerhouse when we’re really just a subsidised sideshow. Trump’s tariff is a reality check and a chance to rebuild on solid ground. Let’s stop crying over spilt milk and start building businesses that can stand on their own.
Face of the Day
The company said Chapman would step down as chair if Joyce was voted in as a director. If that happened, the company believed that Joyce should be appointed chair.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Weakness Does Not Survive in Politics
Raw calculations: in parliamentary politics, strength comes in many guises, but weakness cannot be hidden.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
The Shabby Media’s $176m Canard
You cannot believe what you read in legacy media. It is just as likely to be designed to manipulate your sense of things, to goad you into thinking a certain way in order to achieve some surreptitious scheme.
Demand Disarmament and the Release of Hostages
Those who claim to care about Palestinian lives must stop enabling the terrorist group that has sacrificed them for political gain. Gaza will only be free when it is free of Hamas.