TDB Contributions drive for Election ’26 coverage
Election 2026 is becoming a political knife fight over who gets heard, who gets blamed and who gets protected. Independent media has never mattered more.
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MEDIAWATCH: Skepticism of corporate mainstream media is healthy, believing everything you read on social media isn’t
Corporate media lost public trust years ago, but replacing journalism with algorithm-fuelled conspiracy culture is poisoning democracy itself.
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Moana Unloads on Winston, Media & Maiki Sherman
Moana speaks out after her explosive Winston Peters interview, tackling media pressure, Maiki Sherman and the future of journalism.
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Why Scrapping the BSA Could Damage NZ Democracy
Better Public Media says scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority would weaken journalism standards just as trust in media is already collapsing.
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MEDIAWATCH: The pearl clutching by mainstream media over everyone hating them is hilarious
Corporate media are pearl clutching over collapsing public trust, but decades of elitism, clickbait and consolidation helped create this crisis.
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The Liberal Agenda – AI, Big Tech and Journalism JMAD Conference
From deepfakes to surveillance capitalism, a major journalism conference asks what happens when AI and Big Tech reshape the media itself.
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BBC shamed by their own pro Zionism at BAFTAs
The BBC refused to air a documentary on Gaza’s devastated healthcare system, then watched it win a Bafta and trigger fresh accusations of censorship and bias.
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Maiki Sherman was a political hit job to sow chaos before privatising TVNZ
The Right’s war with the media isn’t random. Hounding Maiki Sherman while attacking public broadcasting looks less like outrage and more like a strategy.
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MEDIAWATCH: Moana’s masterclass interview with Matua Winston
Moana Maniapoto didn’t let Winston Peters dance away in fog and fury. She held the line. And exposed how thin the old magic has become.
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Government Move To Scrap BSA Sparks Alarm
The Government wants broadcasters to regulate themselves. Critics say that’s exactly how standards collapse and misinformation spreads.
