This Backlash Is Only the Media
Athletes should be free to play and free to say “no thanks” to political messaging without the threat of cancellation hanging over them.
Media
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
When Journalism Was Fun
When I accepted a voluntary redundancy deal in 2002, I was able to reflect that I’d come a long way in the 34 years since I’d started in the Post’s reading room. By my calculation it was about 30 metres.
Right vs Left Media Viewers
Just because a media outlet is government-owned, one must not therefore assume it is more trustworthy. Safer to assume the opposite.
The Club That Hid the Epstein Story
New York media heavies of the day included many who might have had reason to sympathize with poor Jeffrey Epstein.
The BBC and MSM Media Crisis
We should not have to put up with biased media. Journalism should be independent, impartial, and balanced. Their mission should be to inform citizens, not manipulate them.
Why Can’t We Talk Like This in 2025?
Dare we not to have these conversations again in person, since people seem to have a remarkable propensity to blank-out the political issues of the 20-50 years before they were born?
What Privilege Sounds Like in 2025
RNZ, as a taxpayer-owned entity has a responsibility to ensure its coverage of news and current affairs is neutral, fair and balanced – an obligation that it constantly disregards.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Coster’s Legacy and the Fallout
Part Three: What the McSkimming scandal means for politics in New Zealand.
When Is a Mistake Not?
Judging from the comments I’ve read on many articles, there is a general consensus and hope that Trump will bankrupt the organisation.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
BBC Kicks the Donald a Free
Extraordinary letter from BBC chair will be dynamite for Trump’s lawyers.