Media
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
An obvious mistake yet it got past whoever Stuff employs as a proofreader. “New Zealadn“ If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Your Single Source of Truth
Good grief: Stuff: 21 March 2020. The PM was forced to deny New Zealand was going into lockdown. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as reported in Stuff 21 March 2020: “Dismiss everything else,” Ardern said firmly. “We will continue to be your single source of truth.” Also Stuff: 21 March 2020.
Daily News Roundup – 17 April 2020
Democracy and parliament Bryce Edwards (Guardian): New Zealand’s Covid-19 strategy looks successful, but we must safeguard democracy Liam Hehir (Democracy Project): The many deaths of Simon Bridges Peter Dunne: Crossroads are looming for the National Party Heather Roy (Democracy Project): Bring back our democracy Mark Longley (Newshub): Trump
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
The NZ Herald gets itself all confused. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Snitches Get Stitches of Their Own Making
The BFD recently reported on the clandestine activities of the secretive group calling themselves “Paparoa”. As Juana Atkins wrote, “Like many fanatical groups, Paparoa sees itself as heroic, challenging hate while spying on others and collecting dossiers of information like modern-day Stasi”. Well, as the late Christopher Hitchens warned,
Media Manipulate Facts to Fit Their Agenda
George Both the local and international media have made mileage out of the USA heading the coronavirus-related deaths world tables with a total of 26,322 as at April 13 and, of course, it’s all Donald Trump’s fault. But as is expected, so much of the “Orange
The Topham Guerin Taint of Success
Welcome to the left, where competence is controversial, lies are truth, and truth itself springs only from the left, for the benefit of the left. Want to try some? It was always going to get their mits in a mangle, the luvvies and the shouty-people, when Topham Guerin was
Media Propaganda Takes the Cake
Marie Antoinette never said, “Let them eat cake”. It was a propaganda invention, but as for taking the cake, that’s a media reality, happening in front of our very eyes. Hot on the heels of the love-fest following news of the USA’s most insignificant cable news channel
Daily News Roundup – 16 April 2020
Lockdown, government Peter Dunne (Newsroom): End this Orwellian version of NZ Grant Duncan (The Conversation): New Zealand’s coronavirus elimination strategy has united a nation. Can that unity outlast lockdown? Karl du Fresne (Stuff): More government and more taxes – but there are hopeful signs ahead too Ryan Anderson (Stuff): Social
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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NZ Community Newspapers Association Snubbed by Select Committee
Jannette Thompson General Manager Local Matters 2005 Ltd KJA FaceBook page Good afternoon It is with amazement that I see that the nation’s community newspaper sector has again been overlooked in the COVID-19 response. An article on Stuff this morning lists the players who will present to the
Daily News Roundup – 15 April 2020
Public health strategy Virginia Fallon and Bridie Whitton (Stuff): Call for return to normal life puts tens of thousands at risk Derek Cheng (Herald): Cabinet urged not to play ‘Russian roulette’ with New Zealanders’ health by rushing lockdown decision Henry Cooke (Stuff): Don’t look to Australia for lockdown example,