Oh How the Mighty Fall
Alan Jones once seemed unassailable. What ended it was a peculiarly Sydney story of media, politics and power.
Media
Setting the Record Straight
In both countries they overwhelmingly declared that they viewed signing up as an opportunity to ‘travel and see the world’. Patriotism never came into it.
Dame Whina Cooper’s Hīkoi Was for Change
This week's hīkoi was for keeping the status quo, the opposite of what the NZ Herald claims.
On the Path to Irrelevance
With so much media reporting at odds with public sentiment or clearly one-sided – be it in New Zealand or as we have seen recently in the United States – the direction of travel is not positive.
Parts of NZ Are Becoming ‘News Deserts’
There are calls from local councils themselves to strengthen existing government support for local-democracy reporting. The longer we wait, the closer the news desert creeps.
Post Removed After Failing to Meet Standards
“The difference with RNZ is that it’s funded by the taxpayer, and Forbes’s show Mata has received close to a million dollars in additional funding from NZ on Air” – Todd Stephenson
A Conversation About Media Integrity
It’s clear that MSM isn’t going to be a fair, impartial fourth estate, representing the people. And so, it’s up to us.
Left Wing Media – We’ve Had Enough
The people running woke leftist news channels and newspapers either just don’t get it or are happy to see their businesses slide into irrelevancy. The only way they are going to survive long term is to ditch their woke narrative.
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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.
Have They All Got Mad-Cow Disease?
Apart from those with Trump Derangement Syndrome, America has decided it wants to be the Land of the Free again, without the woke strictures of Lying Kamala.
Why Does Luxon Hate the Bill?
I’m keen to go hard on this. If National don’t get how important this is to us they will keep trampling over us. Do you think it’s time to stop playing nice? I’m willing to call it what it is: weak leadership, cowardice and really, really dumb.
Media Leaves Kiwis in the Dark
What is happening here is reflective of the story of the state of the US media. The MSM is not going to survive long term unless it returns to objective journalism and giving both sides of any story.
This Is the Revenge of the ‘Fascist’
Asked by a friendly interviewer whether she would have done anything differently from President Biden, Harris said, “Not a thing that comes to mind.” This is why she lost.
Get It Yet, Media? No One Likes or Listens to You
Harris spent a billion buying advertising – Trump went on Joe Rogan for free.