Like him or loathe him, Winston Peters has hit precisely the right note when discussing the failure of the mainstream media with Sean Plunket on The Platform. He rightly says, “I’m sorry to say that because in the end whether you like journalists or not, a free media, an
The RNZ article “Growing anger over use of moko, mataora in image filters: ‘That’s a mockery’ had me wondering, “When is cultural appropriation not cultural appropriation?” To some, easy access to Maori culture has been touted as a positive, a helping lens to the revitalisation of matauranga Maori. But
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Alexander Gillespie Claire Breen University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Dr Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and
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Yesterday it was the turn of the Police Minister, Chris Hipkins, to face scrutiny over the overreach of Police reaching out to Interpol to dig dirt on Avi Yemeni. He made out like a slimmer version of Sgt. Schultz professing to not know anything. Given this story is now reaching
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One of the things that The BFD offers you that the MSM does not is unfiltered, unspun Political news straight from the horse’s mouth. 1. Political Party Press releases: The MSM re-write them and only publish the bits they want their audience to read. They filter the content
Can you imagine a New Zealand in which independent media is gone and all that remains is a small group of large media organisations muzzled by funding from the government? It’s not some faraway dystopia. It is already happening. With the rapid corporate consolidation of traditional news outlets and
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The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Writing for us as a citizen journalist is not only a perfect hobby to keep your mind active and your wits sharp but you also get bragging rights when sharing links to your published
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The landscape for conservative media is getting darker and darker. The BFD is faced with competitors that are hock deep in Government funded troughs and social media giants that stifle freedom of expression. Last year The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for
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