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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
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
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
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
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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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
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’
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
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
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
Media Stop Sneering and Start Squealing
There’s one good thing you can say about a selfish person: they’re reliable. No matter what, you can rely on them to look after Number One. The mainstream media are self-centred to the core. So they’ll speak lies for power until the cows come home – until
‘Toxic Tova’ on Not the Newshub
I rarely watch the 6 o’clock edition of news on TV1 or particularly TV3 as I try to avoid the risk of visually running into ‘Toxic Tova’. This hallmark to describe her seems to have been picked up by those of us on the right of politics and it