Posts by Sacha
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OnPoint: Sunlight Resistance, in reply to
But it got repeated to the point where it virtually became the truth.
That’s how it works – by weaving the context, laying the groundwork over time. It’s where journos, editors and producers have done the most damage by faithfully trotting out carefully-crafted lines fed to them by the Nats, for years. Great to see Gower waking up and apologising for calling Cunliffe “tricky” at last.
It’s how Key’s repeated claims about “left-wing smears” were so easily used to neutralise both Dirty Politics and Snowden/Greenwald so far. Labour have not been doing strategic comms like this for over half a decade as if it’s somehow not important. Even the Greens didn’t do so well at it this time as they did in 2011.
You don’t fix that by swapping the front-person. You fire the backroom dolts who presided over two defeats in a row without doing the basics like putting “Party Vote Labour” on their billboards.
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Thanks, Keith. Nothing much has changed since I wrote about this topic during the campaign.
No sign of media organisations and journalists having a good look at their conduct, just loudly demanding that from the loser of the election. And giving the winner a free pass. Speaking power to truth. Jay Rosen should be compulsory reading in every newsroom.
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
Kaitaia doesn't have traffic lights let alone any way for people out in the boondocks to get to a polling station in a town centre.
riding the beams into town
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
a great organisation called RockEnrol
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
hope you are making sense of it
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Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to
analysis
what is that?
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Hard News: Five further thoughts, in reply to
It’s a fairly major blow to many
except bankers, naturally
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Legal Beagle: Election 2014: The Special…, in reply to
You really don't have a clue what you're talking about
verily
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Legal Beagle: Election 2014: The Special…, in reply to
I can't remember if it was for that
or something elseclassic
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Hard News: Five further thoughts, in reply to
forecast for next year is now $5 kg/MS
How many farms are not viable businesses at that payout level, given their indebtedness? Wasn't it something like 20% at $6?
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