I’m sorry, what did you say about Willie Jackson?
E tū union’s negotiation specialist Michael Wood told RNZ Grenon was one of a number of billionaires leveraging their wealth to amplify their worldviews.
In the US the Washington Post’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos recently declared the paper’s opinion section would focus on promoting “free markets” and “personal liberties”.
Elon Musk has used his company X, formerly Twitter, to amplify his views as well as censor dissenters.
“We see a pattern that has been incredibly unhealthy in other countries,” Wood said, of billionaires “moving into media ownership roles to be able to promote their own particular view of the world.”
Grenon has not spoken directly about his editorial intentions.
But in response to Labour’s media spokesperson Willie Jackson warning about “billionaires buying up media companies to promote their own warped and distorted views,” Grenon told Stuff: “I think Willie is a fool for talking about things he knows nothing about.”
Oh no he didn’t!
This Billionaire who supports anti-vaxx grifters and an alt-Right culture war hate blog just said what about Willie Jackson?
You just called him a fool did you?
The South Auckland working class boy who did good?
The youngest Meat Workers Union President in NZ History?
The Oxford Speech Champion?
You is calling our Willie Jackson a fool is you Billionaire?
Ohhhhhhhhhhh.
You goin’ ta git some.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Willie Jackson on his Facebook page in response to this Billionaire talking smack about him…
…boom.
Willie Jackson 1
Alt-Right Billioanaire 0
This is the fight we’ve all been waiting for!
Working class hero Willie Jackson vs alt-Right Billionaire wanting to take over the media.
Let’s get it on! We need a debate!
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Fair enough- Willie tells the RW investor to piss off and the NZ Herald goes bankrupt and shuts down. Journalists lose their jobs.
Win/win to me!
YES!
Gut reaction – sock it to ’em baby. I know this is the reaction one would expect from some unthinking pleb, but I did think hard about it for some minutes after years of study of the situation. So no, plain language and no prevarication, fibbing, paltering!
As long as the taxpayer isn’t funding the defamation proceedings, who cares?
Yep just like Steven Joyce and Eminem eh Ennius? Did you care then?
Not my issue Squeaky. I’m not the music police.
No but you’re police enough to make a comment. I hope our taxes are used for defamation because we don’t want his type buying and shifting the NZ herald any further right. I can say that and I don’t care.
Anus, hypocrite
What’s new? – Capitalism has always distorted media perspective. But at least now, with its malign influence freely admitted, we can insist that such media be required to carry a warning, like alcohol and cigarettes, that its content is likely to warp the public’s understanding of the truth.
Pathetic.
You’re so close to being an expert on that b1st.
Simply brilliant Malcom and yes Bob you continue to be pathetic.
Go Willie go.
Why would he sink money into a failing business model? Captured click-bait. They’re dying off by the day. Just look at Bob and all the right wing ZB geriatrics on here. Outrage delusion is yesterdays news.
Because he is a parasite class donor and can afford to, the number of halfwits still into NZME/ZB show a specific NZ channel of political influence he can’t resist.
Richos have so much cash ‘loss leaders’ are part of their operation.
‘Pathetic.’
You really have to stop talking about yourself Bob!
I wishWilly was leader of the Labour party.
He is
Billionaire is successful in taking over NZME and large parts of NZ media and funds the growing number of right wing platforms in NZ. Boom! Billionaire 1 : The NZ lefts electoral chances in 2026 0.
This contest is not about who can make the best Twitter come back unfortunately.
For billionaires owning media and shaping narrative is not a loss leader rather a lucrative investment in deregulation and privatisation. And at other times paid protection of status quo.