Media
FAKE News Scores Spectacular Own Goal
When it comes to the news, forget even basic fact-checking. The Fake News media will publish anything so long as it denigrates President Trump. This time it’s come back to bite them, spectacularly. Breitbart reports. A report by the United Nations (UN) falsely blamed President Trump for the
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
The media, too, has been complicit in spreading hatred and fear of Muslims. A 2017 study (pdf) of more than 16,000 New Zealanders linked news consumption directly with Islamophobia. New Zealanders—whether liberal or conservative—show both increased anger and reduced warmth towards Muslims if they are more avid
Freedom of the Press
As someone who was living in Britain when the Princess Diana phenomenon first took hold, I have witnessed first hand how the media can harass a private individual, and once she became a member of the Royal Family, she was fair game. There was at least some protection for her
Hong Kong – Free Speech – Unarmed Citizens
This is what happens when a nation’s citizens are disarmed, and the government decides what you can say in private and public. Imagine if these real Journalists at the Epoch times had handguns. Notice the police in drag brazenly walk in and not even hide the fact that they
Stuff Up of the Day
Newshub really letting us know that this Samoan rugby dude that plays for England was doubly bad when it came to his performance.
MSM Damp Squib of the Year
The Mainstream media published a story claiming that under President Trump there was the highest ever number of migrant child detentions. They then quickly withdrew and buried the story when it was revealed that the highest level of child detentions ever occurred under Obama! Media bias anyone?
Winston and NZ First Go All Trump with Media
You can’t really blame NZ First and Winston Peters for deciding to bypass a hostile and motivated media who want to be involved in politics without actually standing for office. It is the very reason why Whaleoil Editor Cameron Slater coined the term “Media Party” to describe them many
Media, Journalists, Politicians, Bloggers and So-called Experts in the Firing Line
Brian Henry is compiling a large list of those who have defamed him. Reportedly the list is now said to have over 35 names on it. He’s compiling the list because he says that he has been defamed, not just by Simon Bridges and Nick Smith, but also by
Stuff Up of the Day
This one is an example of slightly dodgy ad placement. Was it deliberate? You decide.
Stuff Up of the Day
An ambiguous caption on Stuff makes me wonder just how HUGE the plane is to be able to carry 14,000 passengers!
Stuff Up of the Day
This was on the Stuff website Tuesday morning in an article about a tornado in Christchurch. As you will note the caption states a tree landed upside down on a power line. Clearly it is not a tree, its a branch. Stuff know this as earlier on in the article
Stuff Up of the Day
“A shotgun casing could be seen on the ground outside the centre.” No Marty, it’s not a casing, it’s a wad. The case would have a nice shiny brass bit at the bottom. “A spent cartridge was also visible on the ground.” stuff.co.nz/national/117491519/reports-
Finally – Climate Change Hysteria Explained
I wrote a post on Saturday commenting on yet another school shooting in the USA and roxypiper commented: “Pinker tells us (and demonstrates in Better Angels of Our Nature) that the world is actually becoming less violent. The USA is however acknowledged as being an ‘outlier’ in the data.” Which
Excited NY Times: Could Trump’s Mean TWEET Be Witness Tampering?
PA Pundits – International Clay Waters Clay Waters was the director of Times Watch a former project of the Media Research Center. The New York Times offered up a silly time-waster of a “news analysis” from Charlie Savage, a national security and legal policy correspondent, and White House correspondent Michael
NZDF in Crosshairs of UN & NZ Media
Afghanistan is slowly recovering from a humanitarian and political mess and now comes the finger pointing. There is no thank you to the NZDF for risking their lives to save countless Afghans, or the ultimate price paid by 10 of their own. “Seven children were killed in an explosion caused