Whatever. You and Adrian are both making a bigger thing of the original email exchange (last year). Griggs, a producer for the drive-time current affairs programme Morning Report, was clearly talking only about news judgement around the flooding in Houston...
Truth is, somebody who has been doing hard news for thirty years probably does know a bit more than you or me about news and reporting than a know-all whose opening line in an initial email rudely accuses Radio NZ of being racist.
There's a thing called the internet. You can go on a computer or a cellphone anywhere and find out about news in the remotest of places. there are even places on the Internet called 'websites' that will show news about Bangladesh and Mali and Yemen. You ...
Ignorant rubbish. Adrian was the one being aggressive from the start it in his first email by accusing Radio NZ and Griggs' programme of being racist. You can't blame Griggs for standing up to that sort of opening line. The context of the shipping tragedy ...
Cinny, as I explained, there are high fixed costs shared across all the designated users. If Bridges travels in VIP cars, which is kind of necessary since he is Leader of the Opposition, then there's probably very little he can do about the hourly or ...
Adrian, I raised the topic of ratings because OnceWasTim stated "RNZ, however, is losing its shit". I don't blame you for thinking Holmes and Hosking were bigger than RNZ programmes. Maybe you're not aware, but that may be because Radio NZ didn't ...
Putting aside the truth or otherwise of Bridges' claim that he was on a 'listening tour' rather than a political marketing tour ... It is unfair on Simon Bridges that this large expense gets sheeted home to him. IIRC, the hourly rate charge to VIP ...
... and Radio NZ does a lot of Pacific coverage in its bulletins, a Pacific-dedicated podcast, Pacific-dedicated section on its website, a daily Pacific current affairs show, and a weekly Pacific magazine programme. I'd say that was pretty comprehensive, ...
If all of that is true, OnceWasTim, why are their audience ratings increasing? https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2018/07/13/152246/mediaroom
I notice Duncan Garner has also jumped on the bandwagon this afternoon shouting loudly, as was Corin Dann last night that Little's 'honeymoon' is over! The best thing the left can do is not react. Brush it off as Key does with everything. So far I think ...
Sounds like an assett sale but then again John did say there would be NO MORE ASSETT SALES after Genesis (49%) went on the block so I guess it must be a .... ???? Re: Little's speech - more than happy with what I heard. Setting the tone which I think will ...
create bogeymen' and then introduce draconian neocon 'home security' laws.
Key mentioning WMD and boat people landings in NZ shows he is taking advice direct from the CIA's how to guide.
Key should really be the U.S Ambassador to NZ not P.M.
TVOR: "Actors Equity aren’t asking for a CEA" Ummmm ... how could they do that anyway? Actors Equity is not an incorporated society, and therefore is not a union in law, and therefore cannot negotiate a valid CEA.
Is Equity a union?
Irish, you look petulant, unfair and harsh. And I'm a progressive. Was he overly rude? Abusive? He was being critical, and he was attempting to argue against your position, but your policy states you're in favour of robust debate. I've just re-read the ...
Why doesn't the union take a case under S.6 of the Employment Relations Act -- definition of employee. IANALB essentially, the Act trumps whatever the employer wants to call the person doing the work. It dosn't matter if the employer calls them a ...
Can you blame them? They're journalists. They get 'news values' drummed into them from the start. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_values
Jim, many media newsrooms have a generic email address for the chief reporter. That's the one who runs the newsroom, allocates stories to reporters etc. Try newsdesk@organisationname.co.nz or news@organisationname.co.nz or editor@organisationname.co.nz ...
Putting aside (for the moment) any considerations regarding quality, I have some random impertinent questions: (1) Is it always evil to use palm oil? (2) if so, why? (3) if not, under what terms is it okay? (4) is the ethics of palm oil use is relative -- ...
Thanks for the hat tip. Jerold (or Jack Clark, the moniker he uses on the podcast) is an entertaining and thought-provoking podacster. I particularly enjoy his little tip-sessions on how to persuade your friendly right-winger at the water cooler about just...
The chart is very pretty ... congratulations! BUT can somebody please explain (in plain English) how to read it? Ta.
Thanks. It's not mine, though; it's Jack Clark's -- he's a most excellent agorophobic lefty podcaster -- subscribe at http://www.therationalradical.com/podcast.html
" ... is the reason that the capitalists have won and are still winning is that they are the most aggressive and greedy members of our society, while we are too weak and subservient to fight back?" Folks, everything rightists do is done to achieve one of ...
Fault. Nobody should forget fault. Fault is the key issue at the centre of the insurance business model. Neither the Nats nor the insurance companies are talking about the return of fault, but both know and (I'm sure) accept that fault has to be in the ...
The Nats would not be breaching the EFA if they announced policy. They would be inviting voter backlash.
John Key regularly uses neuro linguistic programming in his speeches and appeals to voters. (1) The "YES SET" -- statements that prompt agreement; they might even unknowingly nod their heads in agreement. (2) TRUISMS -- facts that could be debated but, ...
Everything the National Party does is done to achieve one of two things; either (a) move money from all the rest to the rich, or (b) distract attention from the fact that (a) is happening. For example, National's election strategy is all (b) right now ("...
Also, if the law isn't needed because workers already get the breaks, WHY is business NZ objecting to it? If Business NZ is standing up for its members who currently don't provide the breaks, then that's also a good reason for the law! They can't win this ...
Monty -- Bollocks. There are plenty of Nat MOPs who manage to take their fight to the gummint without resorting to bad behaviou -- Katherine Rich, for example.
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