Media
MSM Are Out of Step With Society
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com As the election closes in, there appears to be an overwhelming mood for change. New Zealanders have had enough. The chickens are coming home to roost for Labour as disgruntled voters, sick and tired of the incompetence, the lies and deceit, search for alternatives. Election
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
It looks like the NZ Herald is following the education sector’s lead in dumbing down the tests. 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
Caution RNZ – Your Bias Is Showing
When RNZ first began it was with the intention that there would be an honest and sole broadcaster in which the people of New Zealand could have confidence in what they were hearing was neutral, factual, and professional. Sadly, that worthy reputation for a member of the fourth estate has
The Media Need to Be Honest
The media need to start being honest with New Zealand’s voters. As heartbreaking as it must be to find themselves on the losing side of the political divide, they should not be in the business of taking sides. The job of a journalist is to report without fear or
Why Won’t Our Journalists Do Their Jobs?
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com As the probability that National and Act will win the election grows stronger every day the left is going
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Newshub may have been at the protest, but they seem to have skipped English class. 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
The Importance of Rupert Murdoch
Jeffrey Lord Jeffrey Lord is a Contributing Writer for NewsBusters. newsbusters.org The announcement that the News Corporation’s founding father Rupert Murdoch was transitioning to “chairman emeritus” status has opened the flood gates for both admirers and critics. ABC News, focusing on his influence in British media, headlined this:
Opinion of the Day
Heather du Plessis-Allan recently had an epiphany. She didn’t know that many Kiwis don’t want co-governance being forced upon us without our consent. Du Plessis-Allan says, “That result surprised me. It was many times higher than I would have expected.” And she concludes, “ignoring this simmering anger is
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Some of them pleaded not guilty, and the others are fighting the charges? I thought that’s what not guilty meant – you’re fighting the charges. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would
Danny’s Been Drinking the Kool-Aid
Danyl McLauchlan writes in the Listener why he thinks Labour has taken a massive nose dive. […] But in the 20 polls since the budget in mid-May, Labour has been fractionally ahead in just two of them, both in June. Then came the resignations of Michael Wood and Kiri Allen, and
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Pretty sure they’re called pedal cars, and not peddle cars, although if you sold one I guess you’d be peddling a pedal car? 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
Old Codgers Don’t Seem to Understand
There is constant noise coming from that group of silly old men, who believe they understand politics and the dire straits we New Zealanders now find ourselves in. These silly old duffers will grasp at any straw to put down NZ First, but at the same time will support the
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
As AC/DC said, It’s a long way to the shop, if your role is to get a sausage roll. 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
More like the Pot Calling the Kettle Black, Mike
Mike Munro, writing in the Weekend Herald, as usual, did not fail to disappoint. To most people this government has been the worst in living memory, but not to Mike Munro. On Munro’s bucket list of people to criticise is one, not unsurprisingly, Christopher Luxon. Mike is convinced that