Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to HORansome,
Well, I think there’s comedy potential in a short series of vodcasts consisting of José pitching increasingly wacky stories, with you just staring at him, non-plussed.
So this is the future. Me as Barbosa's straight man.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Ross Bell,
add more light than heat on many complex and contested issues
Without blowing our own collective trumpet, that was always the aim. Thanks, Ross.
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I'd really like to emphasise that one of the joys of doing the show has been the regular audience at the recordings. It's been a village.
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Hard News: Friday Music: History, motherfuckers, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
Her voice sounds like it’s struggling through, particularly at the beginning of the song.
Nerves at the start, I think. It's quite a high-stakes thing to be doing. Otoh, Lana Del Rey on the same circuit last year got totally found out.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Myles Thomas,
It’s a shame NZOA missed the chance to foster existing outlets such as Stratos/Triangle.
I gather there's a funding eligibility review pending -- eligibility for channels, that is -- which might make some difference. But NZ On Air has to work with the system it has.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Damian Christie,
Which is not to say Russell couldn't interview some media types each week and post it online, but to get something even vaguely close to the relatively low budget of Media 3 takes thousands, and more likely tens of, each week.
Yep. We got production costs way down, but if you want to make a professional show, you need to pay people for their work. We did investigate commercial sponsorship and very much got a fair hearing from the company we talked to, but it's a big ask.
And the fact is, online audiences are still a fraction of TV audiences. In a way, the fact that you don't need to fill Eden Park every week (which is how I think about it in my head) makes web video more fun. I would not be surprised if I was to do some of that next year.
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Meanwhile, Jose and Will are busy at work on a documentary about censorship, so you can look forward to that.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to George Darroch,
There’s a very strong case for public broadcasting. A half hour about people painting and hammering suburban houses might suit advertisers, but when that’s the only thing that’s being paid for and produced we have a problem.
Yes, I think that’s precisely the problem. The fix for that is a public broadcaster.
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And on a more positive, and less silly, note ...
Lorde a few hours ago on Later With Jools Holland:
She has presence.
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Hard News: Friday Music: History, motherfuckers, in reply to Dean Papa,
I should have the right to speak my mind without being battered down by aggressive feminists. It is bullying, plain and simple!!
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but every word you've typed is still exactly as it was when you clocked the Post button. What you seem to be demanding is that no one take issue with anything you say.
Perhaps you could put the victim card away.