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Tom Semmens

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:23:23 +1300

…when the alpha predator scavengers can’t make a go of it round the ‘print waterhole’ ya know it really is drying up and blowing away,

I watch this streamer on twitch. His streams are entirely free, as he plays he interacts with the chat and you can get a computer…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:31:56 +1300

I didn't say I was caring, just noting....
...when the alpha predator scavengers can't make a go of it round the 'print waterhole' ya know it really is drying up and blowing away,

Tom Semmens

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:09:26 +1300

The Trans Tasman was barely disguised apologia for establishment neoliberalism. The irony of seeing it hoist by it’s own petard is delicious. Another right wing publication for the pompous stuffed shirts of business, MSM political "journalists" and politicised senior public servants has gone west, sorry for not caring.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:08:55 +1300

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/99731813/trans-tasman-newsletter-in-liquidation-founder-speaks

So long to the old stalwarts: Trans-Tasman Newsletter and The Main Report.

andin

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:46:14 +1200

he-said-she-said To use an overworked word, truth is rarely ever found at the midway point between opposing views. To think it does, reeks of intellectual laziness.

Hilary Stace

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:08:22 +1200

Thanks for that David. That comment annoyed me too.

There is also some evidence that diagnoses are now levelling out as standardised diagnostic tools catch up with the child population. No epidemic after all.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 06:40:59 +1200

Philip Matthews’ extremely strong editorial for Saturday’s Press
I like that Philip Matthews always has his byline on his editorials, they should extend that to all editorial writers.
...and that he is such a reasonable and intelligent writer – we can always do with more of that.

Thomas Goodfellow

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:00:44 +1200

Even with the best of intentions, it's the natural tendency of power to run things to suit itself. And it should be a natural function of journalism to resist that and expose it.

Absolutely – since much of what's presented as news journalism is pseudo-objective to the point of being…

David Cohen

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:21:01 +1200

The stand to Reid’s piece says, ‘Few health debates are as polarising as the one that rages over whether vaccines cause autism in children.’ This is completely incorrect, because no such health debate ‘rages’ in any medical forum. It goes on to say that campaigners against vaccination ‘point to a…

Russell Brown

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:12:13 +1200

Giving equal time to thoroughly discredited anti-vax quackery is therefore NOT the 'other side' of the epidemiological story, as any reputable source would attest.

Exactly. If you want to talk about autism, talk about support or people's experiences, or research on autism. If you want to talk about vaccination, talk…

David Cohen

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:04:47 +1200

I like Mark Jennings, and I admire what he and Tim Murphy are doing with Newsroom. But his comments on autism in the link you gave are, as you say, unhelpful. He says that 'no one can explain' the rising incidence of autism. In fact, it is easy to explain…

nzlemming

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:35:16 +1200

I usually roll over and turn Wallace off, but I'm glad I didn't yesterday. It was a good segment. Either he's got better at removing himself from the interview or it was deference to the power of the subject.

Russell Brown

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:54:12 +1200

Richard Bilton talking about the Panorama report hours before it was broadcast, on The One Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY3B1j8aHok

Public Address

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:54:12 +1200

Discussion from blog post.