Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Friday Music: After Kiwi, in reply to Ben Howe,
Hey Russell, I just posted a bit of a rant on my facebook page about Kiwi FM closure –
Thanks Ben -- I did see this on Facebook and wondered about incorporating it in the post, but I was running out of time to finish it. It makes a very interesting point.
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New posts aren't showing up on the home page today, so this is just to get this one showing in PA System, y'all.
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Natalia Kills says what we all thought was the case: they were "encouraged to be outspoken and things got out of hand." Yeah, duh.
Willy Moon tweets in similar vein.
New judges. Possibly a bit desperate.
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Catriona Maclennansays that on her reading of of paras 80-90, the police didn't understand the law around consent, alcohol and sexual conduct with a person under 16.
She also observes that the police decision not to lay charges was reviewed by the Auckland Crown Solicitor, and wonder what that says about the quality of advice.
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Capture: Aurora Australis, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I had the same feelings looking at Blair Parkes’ latest Beach Storm double exposures…
We do need to organise a Capture post from that man.
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Hard News: Villainy and engagement, in reply to linger,
Wouldn’t provision of a dedicated YouTube channel (or parallel public-access portal) address both concerns at practically zero cost?
There's still a massive gulf between broadcast and online audiences. Anyway, gotta go, but I'll carry on this korero this afternoon :-)
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Hard News: Villainy and engagement, in reply to fraser munro,
just for the record – despite my criticism, it would be a bit unfair to not recognise that allocating limited funding across a wide pool of applicants – and taking into account some of the more opaque factors – must be a bugger of a job
It really must, especially given that the budget has been frozen in cash terms since National took government in 2008.
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I'm kind of speechless looking at these pictures. Emotional, even. Thank you, guys.
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Hard News: Villainy and engagement, in reply to Rob Stowell,
But IMO NZ on Air shouldn’t be ratings driven; it should fund on potential contribution to NZ culture – even if only half-a-dozen people see it.
And which networks will screen these programmes that attract half a dozen viewers, and at what time of day? Will not happen.
It's just not how the system works. There's a straightforward solution, of course: a properly-resourced public broadcaster.
Although even then, as is the case at Radio New Zealand, there's still a case for some form of audience measurement. You do want to know what's working.
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Hard News: Villainy and engagement, in reply to fraser munro,
(and then trying to claim they are docos – do they still do that?)
THIS. This drives me nuts. It's hard for NZ On Air, because most of the network screening commitments they get for documentary funding are things are really aren't documentaries. At best, they're "obs-docs".
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