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The BFD Has a Beer Budget but Our Readers Have Champagne Tastes
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 Media
No Filters. No Spin. Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
One of the things that The BFD offers you that the MSM does not is unfiltered, unspun Political news straight from the horse’s mouth. 1. Political Party Press releases: The MSM re-write them and only publish the bits they want their audience to read. They filter the content and
We Know They’re Lying, They Know We Know They’re Lying
Police have announced, well nothing. They can’t work out what sort of substance they say was thrown at Police on February 9 in Wellington. But we all know what that substance was, their own pepper spray, yet the Police double down on their lies by now blaming protestors for
Moving on from Andrew Breitbart
It’s been a decade since Andrew Breitbart shufffled off this mortal coil, but he left behind an enormous legacy on the right side of politics. As one of his former colleagues, David Cole, argues, while there is still much of Breitbart’s legacy that’s a positive, there’s
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Sunday’s Stuff up of the Day was even worse than we thought. Honestly, the media is so bad it pays to read everything carefully as there’s often more than one egregious error. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top
The Hidden Cost of “Public Interest Journalism”
Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and Computation.
With Your Help We Can Win a Lopsided Battle
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 Minister
From the Desk of a Male Pale and Stale
Justin Trudeau senses a slippage in democracy towards authoritarianism. “…Countries turning towards slightly more authoritarian leaders – countries allowing increasing misinformation and disinformation to be shared on social media turning people against the values and the principles of democracies that are so strong,” he said. skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/justin-trudeau-senses-a-slippage-in-democracies/
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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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’ in
Saddle up It’s Time to Join the BFD Posse
Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’s jobs by complaining to their employers. Last year a Youtuber in New Zealand lost his job after a concerted effort by activists including Maori Party co-leader Debbie
Twitter Demanded That I Tell a Lie
Robin Koerner brownstone.org This is the most censorious time of my life. Considering how old I am, that’s saying something – but not anything that will surprise anyone who isn’t rooting for the censors. But now, returning to an age of “just censorship” seems like a return to
Our Readers Have Champagne Tastes but the BFD Has a Beer Budget
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 Media
Russian Media Nuked by YouTube
Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. YouTube blocked all Russian media outlets globally. Previously, YouTube only blocked RT and Sputnik’
Some Hate Speech Is Ok
Nebojsa Malic rt.com Nebojsa Malic is a Serbian-American journalist, blogger and translator, who wrote a regular column for Antiwar.com from 2000 to 2015, and is now senior writer at RT. Information Opinion When is “hate speech” not hate speech? When it’s directed against the approved targets, of