The NZ population has always been too small for advertiser funded journalism, it has ALWAYS needed State support, add a broken market where vulture capitalists use media profits to pay the interest on their debt and you have a hollowed out Fourth Estate that can’t be a watchdog to anything other than their self interest.
Expect lots more talking heads as TV for the foreseeable future.
Fairfax/Stuff has provided some of the loudest criticism against the Government alongside some of the best insights.
I salute those Māori who have taken matters into their own hands to police pandemic checkpoints and screen those entering their lands.
Reporter Kereama Wright was the only reporter at the Tangihanga – he explores the pain facing whanau, hapu, Iwi burying a treasured leader during lockdown.
Bill Maher is one of my favourite social critics and his show on Sky soho is the best weekly current affairs show on the planet.
Police Minister Bryan Kramer made a reputation for transparency and use of online media communication when an opposition MP for Madang. Since being part of the government led by Prime Minister James Marape, he has enhanced his reputation for straight talking and making information available on the internet.
It is up to communities to police themselves during the pandemic
Over the weekend, Fairfax NZ officially asked our spy agencies, the GCSB and SIS, if they were monitoring Covid19 intelligence globally to know how bad the pandemic might get.
When John Campbell is personally disappointed in you, it’s the worst thing in the world.
I’d prefer low level amputation than have to go through what he righteously did to David Clark this morning.