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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

It’s a bit late for that now isn’t it? 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

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Digital Newsrooms Are Laying off Staff

Last month Buzzfeed News announced that it was cutting jobs in a move described by its staff as “gutting” their newsroom. As a result of the staff cuts, three of their editors resigned. A few weeks after Buzzfeed’s announcement, the parent company for The Intercept revealed that 20 of

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Pinko needs a proofreader. 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 here to browse

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Does Govt Funding of Journalism Support a Healthy Democracy?

Does Govt Funding of Journalism Support a Healthy Democracy?

Public Interest Journalism Propaganda has received an $18m boost with the announcement of funding for an additional 110 journalists across New Zealand with “a specific mandate to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged, and support a healthy democracy”. Don’t you just love the Newspeak? War is

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Why We Need Your Support

Why We Need Your Support

The landscape for conservative media is getting darker and darker. The BFD is faced with competitors that are hock deep in Government funded troughs and social media giants that stifle freedom of expression. Last year The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for

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Five Things You Are NOT Paying For

When you support The BFD your money is going towards the crucial basics such as internet service providers, content and Editorial services. It is not being spent on: Flash offices. The BFD has an online office where our staff from within NZ and Australia meet up every day to share

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

“Kri”? Short for Krikey this is poor quality work? 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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Money for Nothing and Their Editors for Free

Money for Nothing and Their Editors for Free

You will see from the information below that the Government is paying the salaries of MSM Editors so that the Media organisations themselves do not have to fund the positions themselves from their own revenue. This means that the minute the Government stops the funding the Editors will lose their

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Do You Trust the BFD?

Do You Trust the BFD?

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’

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Trust Us to Inform and Entertain You

Trust Us to Inform and Entertain You

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’

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How to Control and Brainwash a Community

How to Control and Brainwash a Community

Here is proof of how insidious the power of brainwashing and conditioning is. Especially when those with the power to dictate the rules make a concerted effort and when the mainstream news services in tandem are supportive and compliant in twisting the truth. If you enjoyed this article please share

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Who’s on third? 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 here to browse

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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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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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Just splitting heirs? What with? A sword? 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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