MEDIAWATCH: Radio Ratings – Jacinda needs to go back on Mike Hosking’s Breakfast Show

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Martyn Bradbury
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As a radio junkie, I have to acknowledge ZBs total dominance of the market…

Newstalk ZB claims top radio ratings spot for 14th year running

With Newstalk ZB’s winning streak continuing in this survey, Mike Hosking Breakfast also continues to reach massive audiences. It boasts more than 504,000 listeners – about 185,000 more than any other breakfast show in the country.

…the Left are haemorrhaging male voters, Mike has those voters, Jacinda must come to the Mike.

I thought dumping their weekly boxing sessions between Mike and Jacinda was a strategic mistake by Labour. I believe you have an obligation as the PM to front to the largest media detractor to your Government and without question that is Mike Hosking.

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The woke identity politics activists are all about deplatfoming and view any debate as enabling the far right, you can see that dynamic at play as poor Guy Williams gets cancelled by the woke Twitter Lynch mob right now for his Leo Molloy interview.

However, this isn’t about woke deplatforming, it’s about trying to win over voters on a media platform that is hostile to you.

Jacinda on ZB isn’t about ‘enabling hate speech, it’s about convincing the ZB audience to vote for you.

It’s called winning an election.

Labour are losing men to the right, Mike has those men, Jacinda needs to win them back.

I think Labour urgently need to consider a weekly return to Mike’s show for the election year regardless of the nonsense the woke are crying about today.

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105 COMMENTS

  1. She would be too scared now there is an Opposition worthy of the name .She would have to account for the child poverty the hospital system collapse lack of houses crime particularly including guns and ram raids the list goes on and on the radio the smile and head inclination has no effect.
    I cannot abide Hoskings and what he stands for and going on his station would only feed into his already swollen head

    • She would have to account for the child poverty the hospital system collapse

      Indeed and more than that, housing my goodness.

      But we all know Jacinda’s smiles, wrings her hands and says I know we have to do better, such empathy!

    • You’re right Trevor.
      Arden only looks good when handed patsy questions by fawning media.
      Under pressure from a competent journalist her real persona would emerge.

  2. I always think you learn more about the politician when interviewed by a detractor. I found her interviews enlightening on Hosking. My only issue is that Hosking would interview her and listen to her response, but then 10 mins after the interview completely misconstrue what she had just said, and she doesn’t have a further right of reply. It does him and his audience a massive disservice.

  4. Nah ..fuck that…. he’s a waste of space and a bully, poorly informed and ignorant…like a lot of his listeners!

    People listen to him because he reinforces what they are already thinking …. It’s a form of mutual masturbation.
    It wouldn’t matter what Jacinda said, he would just rubbish talk her as soon as she got off the phone.

    The best way to deal with idiots like Hosking and his ilk is to not give them any oxygen.

    Those blokey blokes have done their research on facebook, reinforced their thoughts with their ‘mates’ at the pub and listened to Mike. What else is there ? They know everything there is that needs to be known about everything and no ‘girly’ in a skirt is going to persuade them otherwise!!

  5. Nah ..fuck that…. he’s a waste of space and a bully, poorly informed and ignorant…like a lot of his listeners!

    People listen to him because he reinforces what they are already thinking …. It’s a form of mutual masturbation.
    It wouldn’t matter what Jacinda said, he would just rubbish talk her as soon as she got off the phone.

    The best way to deal with idiots like Hosking and his ilk is to not give them any oxygen.

    Those blokey blokes have done their research on facebook, reinforced their thoughts with their ‘mates’ at the pub and listened to Mike. What else is there ? They know everything there is that needs to be known about everything and no ‘girly’ in a skirt is going to persuade them otherwise!!

  6. I know a lot of people switched away from RNZ on their drive to work because of all the woke BS. Some ex labour voters even switched to Newstalk ZB. And no, not me, I draw the line at Hoskings!!! I so wish he’d left for Australia on one of the many times he had threatened to do so!

  7. She should go on Mike’s Show. It’s a better match now. If she can explain why Labour’s policies suck in the short term but return dividends in the long it would boost her on air cred. Nothing wrong with having a good set to either if both parties can debate well.

  8. Do we really really want Jacinda to get reelected? I mean why? What really has she accomplished? What hollow promise with a catchy phrase can she sell us?

    Labour would sweep to power, unassisted, Hosking or no Hosking if they stopped the bullshit and honoured just one important promise, build affordable housing! End the anti mental health generating motels and build social housing and the reason is, ownership is a fantasy in this ruined market. In no small part thanks to our dear leader. NZ would be such a better place!

    They could if they wanted but they don’t.

    So don’t sup with the devil just to cling to power. The spoon ain’t ever long enough!

  9. I think the left could mop the floor with him but they don’t have any faith in their own beliefs and so just go for low hanging idpol fruit.

  10. Lol no way she can appear with Mike without eating a huge amount of humble pie… ‘kindness’aside shes got dar to bigger ego for that…. next she’s gonna refute that shes refused to go on…

  11. Absolute bullshit Martyn. Ardern doesn’t need wankers like Hosking. Look at the latest polls, Ardern up and Luxon down. I wouldn’t listen to the Hosking wanker if you paid me. Waste of brain cells.

  12. “As a radio junkie, I have to acknowledge ZBs total dominance of the market…”

    But hopefully that doesn’t cloud your view of what public service radio, and indeed broadcasting generally is/should be about.
    It should be OUTSIDE a “market”, OBLIVIOUS to SPECIFIC demographics (such as age, race, sexual fluidity et al), with a mandate to educate, inform and entertain with demographic diversity.
    It is the electronic public sphere. open to all and allowing the expression with all = that is its goal (which it is not doing that well at the moment
    Fuck ratings, Fuck the market the market. It’s society’s soapbox and vehicle for expression with all the components that make up that society whether popular or not.

  13. Fuck truth lets win an election. Everyone that disagrees with Labor is Trump. I really know you smart.

  14. And worse than anything is to have my words not my own. And Labor blogging media libs are ok with this. Why should anyone sign up to this site or trust anything they read? How disgusting and repulsive! e hiahi ana ahau ki taku whakahoki!

    • You are confused with the new Whale Oil site Tabatha, it’s a right wing thing. Luxon cancelling one of his own MP’s and all that.

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