Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: Television and the Public Good https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Steve Barnes https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248824#post248824 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248824#post248824 A Tory will always be a Tory (spellcheck says capitalise!) I guess.

Bloody Capitalists.
/coat

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:03 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248614#post248614 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248614#post248614 TVNZ is now part of the RadioLive case. ]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:47:27 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248591#post248591 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248591#post248591 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:44:07 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248581#post248581 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248581#post248581 Key skills sought...
I see Radio Live is looking for a Parliamentary Reporter, surely John Key could also fill this role, what with his proven broadcast experience with them...

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:57 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248505#post248505 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248505#post248505 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:36:13 +1300 DexterX https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248482#post248482 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248482#post248482 we all must be so careful with our words, and Key doesn't.

A recent example of ths was possibly Tuesday with Key saying in relation to the s9 issue – that "water" and "air" were free and that no one owns them. That this folly was accepted and hte soundbite…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36:22 +1300 nzlemming https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248415#post248415 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248415#post248415 think, my dear merc... ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:19 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248393#post248393 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248393#post248393 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:12:04 +1300 nzlemming https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248391#post248391 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248391#post248391 posted on this, just now ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:44 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248389#post248389 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248389#post248389 In fact, SPADA has openly called for NZ On Air appointments to be bi-partisan.

I'd like someone to ask Penelope Borland exactly what she means by that. To be utterly cynical, political hacks acceptable to both National and Labour would have even more reason to pass on a funding pitch…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:52 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248384#post248384 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248384#post248384 In fact, SPADA has openly called for NZ On Air appointments to be bi-partisan.

Re: SKY TV, how do you lodge complaints with the Commerce Commission if you're not in charge of a company?

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:28 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248380#post248380 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248380#post248380 On the other hand, by raising a complaint about the child poverty documentary the way he did, McIlrea put himself under scrutiny as a political appointee, so my sympathy for him is very limited indeed.

I'd agree with you there, but McIllrea has a damn sight more pertinent professional experience…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:27:50 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248379#post248379 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248379#post248379 diminishing every day as pay Sky gets the guaranteed lion’s share
deliberate government policy.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:27:40 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248378#post248378 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248378#post248378 ...being hit with such a large fine
Surely Key/National should be fined as well as they were party to it (as it were...)

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:27:35 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248376#post248376 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248376#post248376 Gold. And John Key can appear doing bedside visits.
You only get to watch what is made and screened, though.
And that is diminishing every day as pay Sky gets the guaranteed lion’s share.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:23:24 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248374#post248374 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248374#post248374 We’re going to learn about the challenges facing the New Zealand health system via an obs-doc at Queenstown Hospital?

Well-off white folk and tourists are an under-represented group on our screens, after all. If it's made with TV3's blessing, maybe locally-based Leanne Malcolm can front it.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:17:58 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248372#post248372 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248372#post248372 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:54 +1300 Steve Barnes https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248371#post248371 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248371#post248371 Can’ts can talk don’t you know.Further,

They are still Running the World

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:28 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248363#post248363 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248363#post248363 Let's see what the police have to say, shall we?
My onside comment was with reference to his handling of the teatapes by stating that...the Police have spare time. I would say that they were compelled to look into the affair and onerously burdened the reporter at Key's behest. That's…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:08:49 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248360#post248360 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248360#post248360 So obvious that Key has Police onside and McElrea is compromised. My guess, nothing will happen except boys be richer. Political appointments are all political says Key, because parliament appoints them.

Let’s see what the police have to say, shall we? Personally, I was appalled by the show, but I’m…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:03:45 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248359#post248359 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248359#post248359 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:31 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248358#post248358 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248358#post248358 I don't do Twitter for this very reason.

This might be a completely insane idea, but my bullshit filter works reasonably well. Well enough to watch a documentary about child poverty with a clear agenda (or one about Whanau Ora) without drooling. Shame our political lords and masters don't really…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:48:25 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248357#post248357 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248357#post248357 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:43:24 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248356#post248356 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248356#post248356 Yes I am talking about shutting it down and placing the funds elsewhere.

As I Tweeted (only half-facetiously) perhaps we should cut the middleperson bullshit and directly fund the National and Labour parties to produce ideologically acceptable documentaries that don’t confuse our feeble prole-brains.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:41:45 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248354#post248354 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248354#post248354 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:26 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248352#post248352 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248352#post248352 Labour yesterday renewed calls for John Key’s electorate chairman Stephen McElrea to quit the NZ On Air board after documents showed he backed $299,963 of cash for a documentary on the controversial Whanau Ora scheme.

FFS… Perhaps NZoA should just call everyone’s bluff and invite every political party to submit…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:07:21 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248343#post248343 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248343#post248343 From article,
Labour yesterday renewed calls for John Key's electorate chairman Stephen McElrea to quit the NZ On Air board after documents showed he backed $299,963 of cash for a documentary on the controversial Whanau Ora scheme.
So obvious that Key has Police onside and McElrea is compromised. My guess,…

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:49:09 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248338#post248338 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248338#post248338 RadioLive plot thickens. As does the one about the NZ On Air appointment. ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:11 +1300 linger https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248290#post248290 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248290#post248290 Mitch Benn’s song here does seem to owe something to Dan&Dan's (less celebratory) Daily Mail song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:05:35 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248275#post248275 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248275#post248275 Possibly the strangest blurt I have ever read from a politician in a local newspaper. I wanted to ask him if he actually wrote it himself, and if so, seriously, why is he in politics at all and not marketing?
How much do those boys, Joyce and Key spend on…

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:22:46 +1300 Steve Barnes https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248273#post248273 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248273#post248273 Steven Joyce we have too many Can'ts in this country, I reckon he just needs spellcheck. ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:19:08 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248233#post248233 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248233#post248233 My 4 year old daughter will miss Kidzone when TVNZ7 ceases.

Kidzone will still be around, provided you have a SKY sub – yet another case of TVNZ giving head to SKY. I’ve said it before, but the BBC and ABC would never tolerate such a state of affairs. D:< There’s little scrutiny because turkeys aren’t going to nominate their own Thanksgiving – read possible threats to withdraw advertising revenue.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:49:21 +1300 Roger Lacey https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248225#post248225 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248225#post248225 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:44 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248224#post248224 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248224#post248224 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:29:48 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248223#post248223 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248223#post248223 The nature of the monkey is irrepressible.
(from the 80s Japanese TV series).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UONDRp4-Apk
Even the priest's horse was a river demon doing penance for having eaten the original horse.

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:19:28 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248218#post248218 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248218#post248218 In the land of perpetual darkness there are answers to questions that are yet to be asked…
The nature of the monkey is irrepressible.
(from the 80s Japanese TV series).

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:48:17 +1300 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248213#post248213 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248213#post248213 I don't know about the 80s Japanese TV series, but the Chinese TV series of the same era seems to be on constant repeat here, to the point where I think I've seen the whole thing, but never in order, and not on any one channel.

and while I’ve read…

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:44:09 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248211#post248211 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248211#post248211 It's Arthur Waley, originally published as Monkey, and highly abridged. I fell in love with it years ago, and while I've read that purists feel that he took liberties with the text, it's still a more rollicking read than later scholarly English-language versions.

Someone described Journey to the West as…

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:49 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248209#post248209 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248209#post248209 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:50:42 +1300 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248206#post248206 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248206#post248206 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:36:36 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248205#post248205 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248205#post248205 Never woulda picked John Key for a reader of classical Chinese philosophy.
Key as a gullible Daoist, selling the farm for a bucket of piss?
“Now go outside the building, close the shutters, and stay there,” said Monkey. “For no one is permitted to witness our holy mysteries.” When all…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:27:46 +1300 Chris Waugh https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248202#post248202 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248202#post248202 Nature may abhor a vacuum but John Key and co seem hell bent on creating empty heads...

"Try not to exalt the worthy,
So that the people shall not compete.
Try not to value rare treasures,
So that the people shall not steal.
Try not to display the desirable,
So…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:55:06 +1300 Rob Stowell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248201#post248201 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248201#post248201 The guardian article linked to this rather glorious tribute to the BBC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q2iZuU5WM
Gotta stir the heart, that long lineage of talent.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:46:51 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248192#post248192 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248192#post248192 horror vacui ...
For a more informed and insightful perspective on Stratos, allow me to commend to you David Beatson’s post on Pundit, which underlines the lack of coherence in government policy on regional broadcasting over years
and Beatson is a fine example of the voices and views we…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:29:03 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248186#post248186 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248186#post248186 Other voices have not even pretended sympathy. Notably, this spiteful and factually haphazard Herald editorial, published on January 13, which virtually dances on the grave of Stratos TV, which sadly went off air just before Christmas.
I believe we know who the editorialist is, and he's pretty spiteful on a…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:18 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248182#post248182 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248182#post248182 Foss for essence...
I hold out a bit more hope for Foss than that. Yes, he’s an investment banker by trade but according to one industry stakeholder who has met with him in his new role, he’s sharp and capable of discussion.
I hope you are right, but I can't…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:08:41 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248179#post248179 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248179#post248179 1.1 million per month is considerably more that 574,000 per week. You sure?

I was at pains to emphasize the limits of any comparison, particularly given the different reporting periods (and for that matter, the two figures are gathered in wholly different ways by Nielsen). The general point was that…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:44:24 +1300 Geoff Lealand https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248178#post248178 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248178#post248178 It is good to keep this discussion--and the lobbying--going. I had never heard of Foss before his appointment. How much does he appear to know about broadcasting?

I am doing a conference presentation at the What is Television? Conference in Portland in a couple of weeks, focusing on TVNZ's. 'celebration'…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:26:35 +1300 Marknz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248176#post248176 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248176#post248176 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:07 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248174#post248174 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248174#post248174 The influx of refugees from non-commercial TV will be mainly Pakeha-based
Like Anzac Day coverage, which has been de facto resident on Maori TV for ages now, presumably because there's not a buck to be made from it.
. . . a Kiwi version of the brilliant Australian SBS
As…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:29 +1300 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248173#post248173 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248173#post248173 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:49:59 +1300 nzlemming https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248171#post248171 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248171#post248171 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:37 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248168#post248168 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248168#post248168 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:59 +1300 Leopold https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248167#post248167 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248167#post248167 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:04:50 +1300 Steve Barnes https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248166#post248166 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248166#post248166 Only if you privatize it.

That's why I said "Occupy" we already own it, we just have to make use of what we own. "Occupy TVNZ7" has quite @ nice ring to it. Don'cha think?.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:28 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248163#post248163 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248163#post248163 Couldn't we "Occupy" TVNZ7 and run "Public Address TV" ?
Only if you privatize it.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:48:05 +1300 Steve Barnes https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248161#post248161 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248161#post248161 Can't you sell your show to Maori TV?

Couldn't we "Occupy" TVNZ7 and run "Public Address TV" ?

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:09 +1300 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248157#post248157 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248157#post248157 Can't you sell your show to Maori TV?
Good question.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:21 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248154#post248154 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248154#post248154 I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve personally discussed the possibility of a Royal Commission on the matter with the Save TVNZ7 organiser. Darkiegate, Henrygate, McElreagate, you name it – the same mistakes will likely be repeated under the status quo, and a Commision would be all the more urgent.

This…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:28 +1300 Tom Semmens https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248152#post248152 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248152#post248152 I hold out a bit more hope for Foss than that.

You are a slow learner.

Foss, Tremain, Simon Lusk and Jordan Williams are all part of a Hawkes Bay based cabal whose political views are hard, hard right wing.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:42 +1300 James Littlewood* https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248151#post248151 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248151#post248151 Mainstream New Zealand broadcasting has been allowed to slip down the slope of commercialism since 1987

It's easy to attribute the evils of the world to the 4th Labour gummint, and usually accurate, too. But didn't NZ's ride down the slippery slope of commercial TV began within months – or…

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:10 +1300 merc https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248150#post248150 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248150#post248150 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:08 +1300 PeterLynch https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248149#post248149 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248149#post248149 here ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:53:24 +1300 Dan Slevin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248148#post248148 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248148#post248148 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:39 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248147#post248147 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/hard-news-television-and-the-public-good/?p=248147#post248147 Discussion from blog post.

]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:38 +1300