This is edition 2025/55 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
Enjoy!
1. Blame-shifting masterclass: Greens drag PM into their own mess
Chris Lynch
- 💥 The Benjamin Doyle controversy highlighted the Greens' use of identity politics under pressure.
- 🌈 Chlöe Swarbrick linked criticism of Doyle to misconceptions about gay culture, oversimplifying a diverse community.
- 😕 Whether sincere or strategic, Swarbrick's tactics polarized with identity politics rather than addressing the issue.
- 🎭 Attempting to involve the Prime Minister deflected from the MP's own accountability.
- 📰 Media bias obscured the real issue of judgment, favoring sensational headlines over substance.
- 👀 Ordinary New Zealanders saw through the media spin and perceived double standards.
- 🚫 Mainstream media's handling of the controversy reinforced its decline in credibility.
- 🗳️ The episode underscored ongoing challenges to democracy in media representation.
