Media
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
The Propaganda Wing of the Labour Govt
Pish Posh The Government has been winning hands down on the propaganda front. Until we, the general public currently sleepwalking towards a nanny fascist state stop treating the MSM as if it is news they will continue to win. The Government have bought and paid for the mainstream media and
NZ Still Hiding under the Bed
Mary Media reports on opposite sides of the Tasman on the same day illustrate the stark contrast in treatment of the reporting of covid infections and hospitalisations. While Australia is moving slowly to living with covid, New Zealand appears intent on milking every last drop of fear out of the
They Don’t Even Have to Pay Their Editors!
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
The Most Biased NZ Media
Last year a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The
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. This year a Youtuber in New Zealand lost his job after a concerted effort by activists including Maori Party co-leader
Open Letter to the Chief Editor and Management of the NZ Herald
Rosalie Ashby **This article has been republished. It is one of the most popular articles from 2021. Dear Murray I and all my family and associates have remained consistent supporters of the NZ Herald. We all have always trusted your independence and objectivity. There is now widespread disquiet and deep
Comparing Apples with Apples: The Spinoff and The BFD
The Spinoff has the same size audience as The BFD but the similarities end there. The BFD is funded 95% by our one thousand plus members and 5% by our advertising revenue. The BFD serves a broad church of political views that includes libertarian, centre-right, and conservative readers of
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. This year The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for
Risk of Myocarditis Following mRNA Vaccination Higher than Risk from COVID Infection
Guy Hatchard Guy Hatchard PhD was formerly a senior manager at Genetic ID, he has expertise in the interpretation of data A definitive preprint study of 25 December 2021 analysing data from 42,000,000 cases in the UK finds that the risk of developing myocarditis among young males after
Admit It: The Pandemic Is Over
It was obvious soon enough with Delta. With Omicron it’s now absolutely undeniable. The pandemic is practically finished. Cue panicked screaming from the mainstream media, medical bureaucrats and politicians. Despite all the hysterical headlines, the evidence was pretty clear that the scary “Delta variant” was more virulent, but much
The Latest Payout to the Propaganda Press
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
Omicron Weaker than All the Rest
When the head of the South African Medical Association, a physician called Angelique Coetzee, noted that she had seen patients with a new variant of the coronavirus called Omicron, within hours politicians in many countries began planning elaborate and highly punitive new measures against their own populations. If you enjoyed