I don’t find anything alt-Right Billionaire James Grenon says about his plans to take over NZME and replace the Board with himself and a hard right polemicist like Crump is legit.
I think he desperately needs to convince the board that his only issue with the Journalism stance is ‘AI clickbait’ and that he doesn’t represent a hard right Culture War hate network.
However his support for an anti-vaxx grifter and a culture war hate blog suggest a totally different motive.
I think he absolutely intends to turn NZME into a hard right culture war jamboree and he doesn’t care if that damages the brand or causes shares to drop because he’ll just buy more.
When you are a billionaire with a radical agenda the cost doesn’t matter, the message does.
We see that with the Wright Family supporting The Platform.
We see it with Musk and Twitter.
We see it with Bezos and The Washington Post.
I’m waiting for this alt-Right Billionaire appointing Cameron Slater, Peter Williams, Sean Plunket and Chantelle Baker to the new Herald Editorial Board.
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Hopefully.
Yep me too. NZ needs a new comedy show.
A Board made in heaven, bring it on.
Won’t happen heaven does not exist. You are having command hallucinations Bob take your meds.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018708059/businessman-defamed-by-cameron-slater-buys-whale-oil-website
Can’t be any worse than what the board currently is.
Thank the Christ above that you’re no where near it. Or are you Zelda?
Looking at the names listed, they will be. Slater, hahahahaha!
Yeah you know how to pick em tighty not righty.
Slugfest – much worse!
Damages the brand? It’s already damaged, probably beyond repair.
Probably not.
“MEDIAWATCH: Will alt-Right Billionaire appoint Cameron Slater, Peter Williams, Sean Plunket and Chantelle Baker to new Herald Editorial Board?”
Fuck knows. I no longer read the herald. At best it was boring with humourless writing representative of the nouveau riche and there’s nothing more boring than the nouveau riche. At worst, it was far too scratchy to use as toilet paper.
I used to read it for the sports and the crossword, but now, nah, can;t be fucked…
Gosh what a fabulous Herald Editorial Board.
You forgot the main man, Mike Hosking.
The serial litigant. Hahahahahahaha
https://www.thecoast.net.nz/news/the-repair-bill-for-mike-hoskings-crashed-car-is-going-to-be-ugly/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nzme-reaches-settlement-with-john-tamihere-over-mike-hosking-comments/ZSBGLHELSX4MNJPC4IKCYOY63U/
https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/15-07-2020/why-mike-hosking-made-a-public-apology-to-john-tamihere?amp=
Hahahahahahahahahahaha, having Bob the knob as your reference Mike will have you back in court in a jiffy.
Oh yeah! Gosh! Mike Hosking! Of course. Gosh, I forgot all about him. Of course! He’d be softer to wipe my arse on. Gee, gosh ! Thanks bob the very most first in everything. Gosh! Gee! You’re the darndest best.
I can think of worse options.