Journalists union welcomes draft decision to reject NZME-Fairfax merger
The journalists’ union, E tū has welcomed the draft determination by the Commerce Commission, rejecting the merger of NZME and…
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Vote-swapping app highlights unfairness for third parties in America
Amit Kumar’s vote-swapping app for the US presidential election shows up how third parties are disadvantaged by the one round, first-past-the-post race.
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Fear And Loathing Of A Democratic Presidency: Where To For The American Left
[Author’s Note: This piece originally appeared as the sixteenth installment of my Sex, Drugs & Electoral Rolls column for Craccum…
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Love Him Or Hate Him – Morgan’s Not Like Other Wealthy Men Bursting Into Politics
Every so often, somebody or something comes along which puts a bit of their weight upon our psephological scales, and…
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NZ media gullible in reports on terrorism
The first rule of journalism is that you can’t accept the word of a public official unless there is evidence to back it up. However, this principle goes out the window when there are allegations of a terrorist threat, as we’ve seen this past week.
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Political Caption Competition
Chips on both shoulders
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Monday 7th November 2016
5: Nine Ways the U.S. Voting System Is Rigged But Not Against Donald Trump
4: The Tabloids’ Brexit Outrage Is Designed to Troll the UK Into Paralysis
3: Michael Moore: How I Moved from Supporting Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton for President
2: Advance into heart of Mosul slows as ISIL fights back
1: Trump’s campaign says Clinton ‘hitting the panic button’ in blue states -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 7th November 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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New Zealand’s promise “dead in the water” as Paris Climate Agreement comes into force – Greenpeace
Greenpeace New Zealand is calling for a summer of action to highlight what it’s calling the Government’s “sham plan” to…
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UN Vote against blockade of Cuba applauded
The Auckland Cuba Friendship Society applauds the recent UN vote against the U.S. blockade of Cuba where, for the first…