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.
Media
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.
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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.
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.
How I Got Here
I remember talking to American philosopher Peter Boghossian about what to do about captured universities. He said it was best to abandon them and start again. I feel the same about the MSM. I’m waiting for the whole shooting box to collapse and for new media to arise from the ashes.
Bring the Pain for the Beeb, Donald
The more they dig their heels in, the worse it will be for them.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Inflatable Ingrid, Simon’s New Friend
Honestly, you buy one little blow-up doll and people assume the worst.
The George Bailey Test and Why Fuentes Fails It
Think about this: if Israel laid down its weapons, millions of Israelis would be slaughtered within weeks. If, on the other hand, Israel’s Islamic neighbors were to lay down their weapons, as President Trump is advocating, then all can live in peace and harmony forever.