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Can we stop even pretending that the mainstream media are anything but deranged cheerleaders for the worst people on the planet? That much is clear from the Australian journalists’ union’s open letter calling to reject “bothsidesism” on Gaza. Meaning, in other words, that journalists only regard one side of
Hey Stuff – in case you hadn’t noticed, trains don’t run to Auckland Airport. So why use a video of a train to suggest (incorrectly BTW) that public transport is the cheapest way to get there? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons
At a wine’n’cheese beano this weekend, I got talking to a person of the young persuasion. In the course of the conversation, she mentioned that she had friends who had no idea who Hitler was. “I said to her, ‘you know, Adolf Hitler?’”. “I have no idea who
Alex Hickey whakatakitimes.nz STRINGING THEM ALONG Winston Peters has revealed he’s applying lessons learnt as a teenage lothario in his latest dealings with the media. New Zealand’s new Deputy Prime Minister has wasted no time in taking aim at the media just days into the job, accusing
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More word salad from Stuff – what is a senior from the lecturer carpentry department, and how many lecturers do the carpenters make each year? 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
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What first comes to mind when you think about M&M’s? No doubt it is the sweet-tasting coloured chocolate pebbles in a packet. These M&M’s stand for Mars and Murrie. Mars refers to Forrest E Mars Snr, the founder of Mars, and Murrie refers to
I see what they did there – prostitution, tricks. Giggity. 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
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Don’t travel by ship or plane and you will have a Covid free summer 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
Merja Myllylahti Auckland University of Technology theconversation.com According to a recent survey by the News Media Association, 90% of editors in the United Kingdom “believe that Google and Meta pose an existential threat to journalism”. Why the pessimism? Because being in the news business but relying on social media
Lyn F A long-standing Australian client, a man in his mid-70s and of British origin, sent me a Crikey article published in Australia this week. As I read it, I became increasingly angry. I checked out the author and then understood her aim with this piece of propaganda. Not wanting
Peter Thompson Victoria University of Wellington theconversation.com Winston Peters had only just been sworn in as deputy prime minister when his long-standing antipathy to the news media emerged in the form of a serious accusation. Referring to the Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF) set up under the previous Labour
