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WWWDs Aren’t Safe Around Real Women

WWWDs Aren’t Safe Around Real Women

Remember Shaneel Lal whining to media that he feared for his life before the arrival of Kellie-Jay Keen for an Auckland Let Women Speak rally? Lal lied – he didn’t actually fear for his life – what he refused to admit was the very real threat that real women pose

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The Public’s Plummeting Trust in the Media

The Public’s Plummeting Trust in the Media

Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com The media is in crisis, as New Zealand audiences flee from traditional sources of news and information.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Seen, or cited? 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

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Telling the Truth Won’t Do in Aoteazuela

Telling the Truth Won’t Do in Aoteazuela

As I’ve repeatedly warned BFD readers, always assume that a so-called “fact-checker” is trying to mislead you. But, if it’s bad enough that professional, often taxpayer-funded, liars in cahoots with the mainstream media are bullshitting you, it’s far worse when a statutory body is

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Still Not Getting It

Still Not Getting It

As predicted the media are blaming everyone else for the massive drop in trust. Dita de Boni, who works for NBR, thinks it is a shadowy right-wing think tank destroying trust, and the NZ Herald is blaming AI and misinformation: The media landscape has changed rapidly in the past

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

When is a quiz not really a quiz?  When NZ Herald puts the answer in the accompanying photo! 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

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Trust Them, They’re the Media

Trust Them, They’re the Media

You wouldn’t let Bernie Madoff teach your kids about business ethics. You wouldn’t let Gary Glitter teach them about personal safety. So, why would you let the mainstream media teach them about “the harms of online misinformation and disinformation”? Bryce Corbett […] formerly a journalist for 60 Minutes, the

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Hey Stuff – have you heard of grammar? 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

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The Circus Just Keeps on Giving

The Circus Just Keeps on Giving

For as long as I can remember, there hasn’t been such a goldmine of scandal and skullduggery as the Higgins-Lehrmann saga since the 1970s, at least. It’s a never-ending fountain of shenanigans: from scheming politicians, sketchy public servants, dodgy lawyers and shameless media. It’s burned

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff’s spellchecker ‘has left’ the building. 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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff “refused” to spell-check this. 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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Letter to the Coalition Govt

Letter to the Coalition Govt

The fraudulent ‘Aotearoa’ will be a fully-fledged, dangerous, poverty-ridden, third-world mess. Please don’t let our country’s continuing slide into a racist quagmire be your legacy. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

There’s no wisdom “in” what Stuff says, that’s for sure! 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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Which one is it, NZ Herald? 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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