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‘Aotearoa’ Petition Highlights Lack of Press Freedom

‘Aotearoa’ Petition Highlights Lack of Press Freedom

Hobson’s Pledge Trust Our petition calling on the Prime Minister to delete any reference in official communication to any name for our nation other than New Zealand has drawn a big response and has shown the extent to which the mainstream media blacklists anything other than the approved narrative.

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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

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Do You Trust Us?

Do You Trust Us?

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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Going Where the Media Won’t

Going Where the Media Won’t

Graham Adams democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom In the hullaballoo that followed Curia’s poll results last week, the media focused mainly on the

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Newshub Nation Sinks to New Low

Newshub Nation Sinks to New Low

I was surprised to see Judith Collins on Newshub Nation. I understood that she had decided not to appear because the interviews rarely cover issues important to the viewers. I am now aware that subsequent to that decision, Judith’s chief press secretary was contacted by the producer of Newshub

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Letter to the Editor: Stuff Sells Out

Letter to the Editor: Stuff Sells Out

Dear Editor This latest Stuff campaign might be of interest to you: interactives.stuff.co.nz/2021/the-whole-truth-covid-19-vaccine This Stuff campaign has received funding from the Google News Initiative * newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/intl/en_gb/covid-vaccine-counter-misinfo-fund/how-to-apply/#faqs How

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I’m a ‘Muckraker’ and Proud of It

I’m a ‘Muckraker’ and Proud of It

Big media, funded by Big Government, love to hurl insults at me. Usually, they apply the label “right-wing” to anything I do, as in “right-wing blogger” – like that’s an insult. They ramp up the insult, especially after I show them up for the poodles to Big Government

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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. Recently The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for posting

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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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The Latest Payout to the Propaganda Press

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

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Would You Trust a Government-Funded Journalist?

Louis Houlbrooke New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union NZ on Air has announced grants for 110 new taxpayer-funded journalists. For example, The Spinoff gets $427,800 of taxpayer money for two new journalists for two years. Stuff gets an incredible 20 new journalists, costing taxpayers $2.8 million! At what point

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A Professorial Blunder

A Professorial Blunder

Information Satire Recently, I, your intrepid eye-witness, having inspected my fridge and larder, and ascertaining beyond all doubt that both resembled Mother Hubbard’s cupboard in every detail, ventured forth to my local Slashdown Supermarket with a view to rectifying this deplorable state of affairs. This was not accomplished

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