Tory Whanau was publicly torn apart for rumours and innuendo, yet Ray Chung’s resignation following police concerns around an emergency response has generated nowhere near the same level of scrutiny. The contrast says a lot about who the media chooses to target.
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.
When media outlets stop reporting elections and start narrating inevitability, polling becomes less about democracy and more about manufacturing consent.
Were Kiwis “caught up,” or illegally detained at sea? RNZ’s wording is now part of the story.
Was it journalism, or just another bad faith political hit job? Heather du Plessis-Allan’s latest take has Martyn calling bullshit.
Christopher Luxon ditching TVNZ’s Breakfast after tough interviews with Tova O’Brien looks like panic, and in politics, weakness gets stomped.
Amanda Luxon thinks voters are missing the “full story” on Christopher Luxon. Nah. The country’s seen enough already — and that’s exactly the problem.
A political editor apologising to a minister for telling the truth? That’s not journalism — that’s something else entirely.
The Herald’s latest hit on Chris Hipkins over Covid vaccines looks less like reporting and more like billionaire-backed culture war politics.