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TVNZ plans major overhaul, including scrapping 1News website

Legacy media outlet TVNZ has announced plans to shut down its 1News website next year as part of a broader strategy to stabilise its...

TVNZ holds staff-wide meeting as state broadcaster seeks $30m in savings

TVNZ has called a full staff meeting as it navigates efforts to secure $30 million in cost savings. The state broadcaster has already cut several...

BBC ‘experts’ puzzled by rising cancer rates in young people

The BBC 'experts' blame the startling rise in cancer rates among young people on lifestyle factors such as obesity, poor sleep, and microplastics. While these...

Misdirection steps up a notch among government agencies worldwide as grim health figures close in around them

Last week we covered alarming official figures for chest pain among the under forties in NZ released under OIA. A ten fold increase which...

Google threatens to cut ties with NZ media over Content Payment Bill

In a move that highlights the strained relationship between Big Tech and legacy news organisations, Google has warned it may stop promoting New Zealand...

NZ Herald promotes harmful content – Counterspin

In a powerful critique of the NZ Herald’s declining editorial standards, Counterspin Media has highlighted a disturbing contradiction in the legacy mainstream media’s messaging. The...

Chantelle Baker settles defamation lawsuit with NZ Herald, launches new suit against Stuff and Kate Hannah

Independent journalist Chantelle Baker has settled her defamation lawsuit with NZ Herald and is now pursuing a second, more extensive legal battle against Stuff...

New Zealanders’ trust in key institutions declines – Stats NZ

Data from the 2023 General Social Survey (GSS) found that trust held by New Zealanders in institutions like the health system, education system, parliament,...

The Australian Government Reboots the Misinformation Bill

This week Australia’s Labor Party reintroduced its misinformation and disinformation bill. I did a deep dive into the bill last May. Among its many...

State media TVNZ reports $85 million loss

State-owned broadcaster TVNZ has reported a significant loss of $85 million for the full year, driven by a $62 million asset write-down and a...

TVNZ’s ‘transparency’ boast met with fierce backlash on social media

TVNZ’s recent attempt to bolster public trust by publishing detailed information on its newsroom operations has been met with a wave of criticism and...

Anchors in a Sea of Chaos

Dear friends, Things are getting quite interesting in the mainstream media. Here and there, something real is seeping through the omnipresent facade. I read in an...

Stuff CEO steps down

Chief executive of leftist legacy media outlet Stuff Laura Maxwell is stepping down a little over a year into her role, with owner Sinead...

‘NZME’s lack of backbone threatens to further undermine both trust in media and public debate’ – FSU

Spineless leadership at the helm of our largest media outfit makes all Kiwis poorer, not least NZME shareholders. NZME should get back to the business...

The propaganda model has limits

Normally, I let my pen rest during the summer months, but for some things, you set aside your habits. What has been happening in the...

Te Pāti Māori boycotts NZ Herald over Hobson’s Pledge ad

Te Pāti Māori has announced a boycott of legacy media outlet the New Zealand Herald following the newspaper's decision to run a front-page advertisement...

Legacy media accused of ‘obvious’ propaganda as presidential election race heats up

As the presidential election approaches, accusations of propaganda have been levelled against legacy news media outlets aligned with the Democratic Party. Social media has been...

McAnulty denies interest in Labour leadership

Senior Labour MP Kieran McAnulty has firmly denied any interest in replacing Chris Hipkins as the leader of the Opposition, asserting his loyalty and...

Harris refuses Fox News debate with Trump

The Democratic presidential candidate has accused her Republican opponent of “running scared” from an alternate debate on ABC News. US Vice President Kamala Harris has...

Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards pleads guilty to child porn charges

Former prominent news anchor for UK state broadcaster the BBC Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The...

Former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children

Huw Edwards, a former high-profile BBC newsreader, faces three charges of making indecent images of children, according to the Metropolitan Police. Edwards, 62, had a...

Biden and the media’s ‘anti-disinformation’ campaign

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984 For...

Former BBC presenter and firefighter Beccy Barr passes away at 46 after cancer battle

Former BBC North West Tonight presenter Beccy Barr, 46, has died following an incurable cancer diagnosis. Barr, who transitioned from a successful journalism career to...

Short and sweet: The appalling decline in mainstream journalism

The lead article in the New Zealand Herald on 21st July entitled “Wellington company director Finlay Thompson loses 30kg taking Ozempic, wants medication funded”...

The ultimate monument to journalism

An assassin took several shots at Donald Trump. A poor debate performance exposed the senility of President Biden. Some of the headlines the media have...

Watch: Donald Trump Jr. calls mainstream media reporter a ‘clown’

Americans were sick of the mainstream media's 'lies and nonsense' about his father, Donald Trump Jr. said. Donald Trump Jr. sparred with MSNBC reporter Jacob...

‘Eliminate Him’: A look at the violent Liberal/Leftist rhetoric against Donald Trump

Before he was shot at a campaign rally, former US President Donald Trump faced a barrage of threats from Leftist 'liberals', including state broadcaster...

Newshub website ends, directs readers to Stuff

Newshub has confirmed its website is no longer being updated. The now defunct outlet urged readers to get their 'favourite news experiences and stories' from...

‘Worse than the PIJF’ – criticism mounts over government plans to prop up legacy media

In a bid to support the country's struggling legacy media sector, the government has proposed the 'Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill.' Modelled closely on Australia's...

Newshub’s final broadcast tonight ends another chapter in mainstream media’s decline

After 34 years of bringing 'the news', Newshub's final 6pm bulletin will air tonight, marking the end of an era. Warner Brothers Discovery, the parent...

The New York Times editorial board urges Biden to quit the 2024 race

The voters can no longer ignore the president’s condition, the leading US newspaper warned. Democrats must admit that US President Joe Biden is no longer...

BBC criticised over ‘bizarre’ voting question

Pollster Scarlett Maguire claims a journalist asked her how she voted in the last election before she was allowed on air. A regular contributor to...

Decline in legacy media consumption in the US continues

In recent years, the United States has witnessed a significant decline in the number of people accessing mainstream media online. Factors such as growing distrust...

Stuff closes last Northland community newspapers

Legacy mainstream media company Stuff has announced the immediate closure of its remaining Northland community newspapers: The Northern News, The Whangārei Leader, and the...

BBC climate disinformation reporter attacks Kenyan farmer

On 15th June 2024, the BBC Climate disinformation reporter Marco Silva published a hit piece on the Kenyan farmer Jusper Machogu, entitled “How a...

The prince of propaganda: How one journalist feeds the Western media’s hunger for lies about Russia

A mysterious hack manages to churn out thousands of fake news stories about Russia, yet hardly anyone knows who he is. Will Stewart is one...

UK ‘celebrity’ doctors pushing COVID jabs on TV did not disclose payments from AstraZeneca

A call for investigation by the pharmaceutical watchdog has been made after several well-known doctors discussed the Covid vaccine on television without revealing payments...

UK Customs serve bankruptcy proceedings on BBC Breakfast host

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt, 61, and his wife, actress Annie Breckell, are facing bankruptcy after being served a petition by HM Revenue and...

Floundering parliamentary Bill exposes legacy media’s desperation for handouts – report

The recent controversy surrounding a proposed law to make tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for local news content highlights a clear disconnect...

‘Find the clips’: CNN Covid jab pusher forgets his ivermectin-shaming

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo conveniently forgets his role in shaming the use of ivermectin at the height of the COVID 'scamdemic'. But talk show...

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