Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Garbage in, garbage out, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Nailing the government and its agencies over loose language and dodgy reporting timeframes doesn’t require any politicians to talk.
Exactly. And call their bluff. Don't offer interviews if politicians refuse to approach them honestly. Terminate the conversation at the first sign of misbehaviour. Tell the audience what is going on.
I recommend reading Giovanni's post about dirty journalism.
However the greater issue is the sheer weight of what hasn’t changed: on the wake of a scandal which engulfed the media, there have been no resignations among executives or reporters, nor to my knowledge has any print, radio or television editor signalled a change in the way things will be done and who will be asked for comment on politics and policy.
In no particular order: Rachel Glucina is still employed by the newspaper she was using as a mouthpiece for the Minister of Justice. Cathy Odgers was approached by the New Zealand Herald to comment on the political campaign, and the column might well have gone ahead if she hadn’t pulled out herself. Matthew Hooton admitted to Kathryn Ryan his role in the ‘chop chop for Nicky’ affair, and has kept his half-dozen jobs as a political commentator and columnist, including on the public airwaves. Jim Mora continues to invite representatives of a Tory front organisation and the likes of Stephen Franks – whose legal firm made use of Whaleoil – on his popular show at Radio New Zealand. Cameron Slater remains a commentator for Newstalk ZB (which led Wendyl Nissen to resign her job at the station), as is Jordan Williams (which led Helen Kelly to resign), as is David Farrar.
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There has been some excellent reporting done on dirty politics, but it counts for little so long as some of the main players in the story – all of whom have been variously shown to be in the business of manipulating as opposed to informing the public – are going to continue to occupy their privileged, unchallenged platforms. It does not serve either balance or plurality for us to continue to hear from them.
If our media professionals want to be taken seriously, they have some trust to regain. Part of that might be standing up for the integrity of their craft against those who deliberately and relentlessly undermine it. And some ethics refresher training.
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Hard News: The Boom Crash, in reply to Danielle,
Only Massey. Interesting old tvnz doco on it being one of the worst designed residential areas in the world.
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Hard News: The Boom Crash, in reply to Russell Brown,
Probably applies no matter where they moved from. :)
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Hard News: The Boom Crash, in reply to Amanda Wreckonwith,
you may have missed the reference to working the land
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Hard News: The Boom Crash, in reply to william blake,
sell up and move to a bit of provincial New Zealand
providing your aspiration is horticulture.
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Hard News: LATE: The Age of Slacktivism, in reply to Marc C,
showing force on the street is more convincing and effective than “signing” online petiitions
Somewhat tired of this old chestnut. There is nothing more real about a street than an online community.
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Hard News: LATE: The Age of Slacktivism, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
that Oakeshott chap seems interesting
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Hard News: Housing, hope and ideology, in reply to BenWilson,
OK, so a little bit of data to bolster my point. From the 2013 Census, there are 141,366 unoccupied dwellings.
Thank you.
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No more interest in discussing like this than I am in climate change deniers or flat earthers. Enjoy your day.
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Hard News: Housing, hope and ideology, in reply to BenWilson,
It isn't the case that there aren't enough houses for people to live in
evidence, or stop making shit up.
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