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Stuff to Rescue Newshub?

Stuff to Rescue Newshub?

Apparently, Stuff has come riding to the rescue of Newshub, inking a deal to produce news for the failing network. Presumably, Sinead Boucher came riding in on a dead horse: The 6pm TV3 news has been saved – but it will have a totally new look and will be provided by

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff makes several stuff-ups in the same (very short) article. The first one is that the article was posted on Sunday afternoon, so evidently Luxon went back to the future to contact Albo. The rest are fairly obvious. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share

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Has the Media Learned Anything Since the O.J. Simpson Trial?

Has the Media Learned Anything Since the O.J. Simpson Trial?

Frankie Bailey Professor of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York With the death of O.J. Simpson, I can’t help but wonder whether the media has learned any lessons from its coverage of his trial, in which the ex-football star was acquitted of murdering his

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Newsroom. Telling us how good they are and begging for support, immediately followed by a spelling mistake. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove

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Journos Find They Are Not Immune

Journos Find They Are Not Immune

I have some empathy for the journalists who have lost their jobs, but no more than for a tradie or a staffer in the back office of a government department. Having worked in the media for a lengthy period, I can understand the disappointment and no doubt frustration they are

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Faking It as a Substitute for Talent

Faking It as a Substitute for Talent

A curious thing emerged during the 1980s that has continued through to the present day. In popular music, Whitney Houston’s “Saving All My Love for You”, started the trend of yodelling. You can hear them all doing it if you listen closely. In acting, Michael J Fox in Back

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.

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Kiwis Say No to Bailouts

Kineta Knight Kineta Knight is a senior journalist and content producer based in Kaiapoi, North Canterbury. She has worked as a reporter for radio, television, online and print, as well as an editor of lifestyle magazine titles – both throughout New Zealand and the UK. chrislynchmedia.com A new poll shows

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Sad Tales From the Left

Sad Tales From the Left

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Have you noticed the odd way in which the media are handling the government’s crackdown on surplus employees in the Public Service? Very few reporters mention the crazy way in which State Service numbers rocketed ahead by more than 16,000 during Labour’s six

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Labour are expecting to be in opposition for a very long time. 18,180 years in fact, or 6060 elections.  But does one get the feeling that the reporter dictates his words rather than typing with Twenty Twenty Six? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the

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Black and White — Or Vice-Versa

Black and White — Or Vice-Versa

Black American scholar Wilfred Reilly repeatedly points out the yawning gap between the “narrative” — what Americans believe about America — and the reality. Most of the divide is due entirely to wildly inaccurate media representation. For instance, surveys show that Americans believe that about 25% of Americans are homosexual. The real

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How Can Media Survive?

How Can Media Survive?

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.realitycheck.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com In an industry never afraid to report on itself it’s no surprise that this Sunday’s (taxpayer funded) Q and

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No Willie, It’s You Who Is Stupid

No Willie, It’s You Who Is Stupid

Willie Jackson, who regularly engages his mouth before his brain, has called Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee “stupid”. He is making out that Melissa Lee has no idea of how to save the media, while he has all the answers. Willie Jackson, the Labour Party MP who was in charge of

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Dump the Rubbish Bins but Let Us Still Pay for Rainbow Crossings

Dump the Rubbish Bins but Let Us Still Pay for Rainbow Crossings

The council says the culling of these rubbish bins will save 9 million dollars a year.  Really?  They are more than happy to ignore what has always been a Council core service, and spend so much of our hard-earned rates on such things as those extremely expensive rainbow pedestrian crossings,

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff – has Luxon changed his gender? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff is so bereft of content we get to re-read a three-year-old article. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make

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