Stuff Up of the Day
Two different editions of a newspaper publishing the exact same news story. Well, at least it was a different month I guess. Slow news day?
Media
NZ Herald Rewrites History
It seems that the NZ Herald, AKA “A newspaper”, cannot throw New Zealand’s former number one blog Whaleoil down the memory hole fast enough. In 2014 Whaleoil won a Canon Media Award for breaking the story of “Pants Down Len Brown”. The award was for Best Blog and at
Stuff Up of the Day
Stop the press! Have you ever wondered what would happen if you crossed a New Zealand Sports Star with a selected PM? Wonder no more…
What Canada Has in Common with Communist China
This Monday is the only English language election debate that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will participate in. But his hand-picked debate commission has banned reporters from Rebel Media as well as other conservative media from even attending the debate. It’s a shocking violation of freedom of speech and
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Some of you may have been around long enough to remember the ongoing attacks on the blog Whaleoil by the far-left left-wing blog The Daily Blog. Posts were regularly written by Martyn Bradbury ( then know affectionately as Wrongly Wrongson) on Whaleoil accusing it of being paid to write
Face of the Day
Tommy Robinson’s Panodrama documentary on BBC Panorama which had over one million views on Facebook before it was BANNED along with his entire Facebook profile and Instagram account after midday on 23rd February 2019. (MIRROR COPY)
Panodrama: Tommy Robinson Exposes the BBC
To find and watch the video that Youtube and the BBC don’t want you to see search #Panodrama – An Exposé of the Fake News BBC! on Youtube. It has been published by PatriotsUK. Update: It has been removed but a mirror copy appears to be loaded on to the
Stuff Up of the Day
I tapped the “Play Video” with my finger, but nothing happened. This is curious as my paper definitely has fibre.
Letter to The Editor: New Media Undermine ‘Mainstream’ Media Narratives
Dear Editor The NZ Herald does an excellent job of republishing the failings of Trump, his wife and his children. The problem is that the internet gives the New Zealand public uncontrolled access to news sources other than the mainstream media. Breitbart News and Infowars being prime examples. Publications like
Audio: A Submission Against the Zero Carbon Bill
Geologist and Tauranga mayoral candidate Andrew Hollis joins Peter Williams to discuss his submission against the Zero Carbon Bill. Magic
‘Hysterical’ Thunberg Needs More Life Experience
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg may “want to meet some disadvantaged kids from Somalia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh or even outback Australia before she talks about stolen childhoods,” according to Sky News host Chris Kenny. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.
Audio: The Changing Climate
University of Auckland Emeritus Professor Geoff Duffy talks to Peter Williams about our changing climate. Magic
Letter to The Editor: Christchurch Mayoral Campaign
Dear Editor, Following on from my earlier letter, the Press referred to the three “leading candidates” (Minto, Dalziel and Park) as “Mayoral hopefuls”. But that has now gone and it is back to “leading candidates”. And no independent poll has been published to support this ongoing contention. Since then there
Face of the Day
In the video, published online earlier this year, Robinson tells Sweeney: “You’re finished,” to which the journalist replied: “If you think I’m finished you’ve got another thing coming and I can give you that for free.” pressgazette.co.uk/john-sweeney-leaves-bbc-with-parting-shot-at-
Thursday Nightcap
A Fox News guest called 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg a ‘mentally ill Swedish child’ on air.
Letter to the Editor of the NZ Herald
Warning Dark Satire Dear Sir On 1st October the NZ Herald ran this headline Two unborn babies die after mothers catch measles. Identifying foetuses as babies is a vile, sexist attack on women. It is not for the old white male editor of a newspaper to decide if a foetus