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Trump sues Rupert Murdoch

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US president has accused the Wall Street Journal of libel over its reporting about a supposed letter to Jeffrey Epstein. US President Donald Trump...

Stuff closes 15 community papers amid tense union standoff over pay and health benefits

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Legacy mainstream media company Stuff is shutting down around 15 community newspapers—including long-standing Auckland titles under the Auckland Community Newspapers umbrella—and transitioning the Marlborough...

Trump calls for firing of CNN reporter over Iran and Hunter Biden laptop coverage

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The US president has called out Natasha Bertrand for a report questioning the effectiveness of America’s recent strikes on Iran. US President Donald Trump has...

Trump tells Republicans to ‘kill’ top US state media outlet

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The president has labelled Voice of America a “left-wing disaster”. US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to support his campaign to dismantle the...

Journalist wins case against Australian state broadcaster over Gaza post sacking

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Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her legal case against the ABC, with a court ruling she was unfairly dismissed after posting Human Rights...

Massive layoffs target bias and bureaucratic bloat in U.S. state-funded legacy media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In a major shake-up of U.S. taxpayer-funded legacy media, the Trump administration has laid off over 85% of Voice of America (VOA) staff as...

Chantelle Baker fights back against legacy media outlet Stuff News in defamation lawsuit

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A fundraiser has been launched to support Chantelle Baker’s defamation lawsuit against Stuff News over claims made in its documentary Fire & Fury. Baker alleges...

Social media overtakes TV and legacy media news sites as top news source in the US

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Social media and video platforms like Facebook, X, YouTube, and TikTok have become the main source of news for Americans, surpassing traditional TV and...

Media Council upholds Ian Wishart complaint over RNZ “heatwave” headline

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The Media Council has upheld a complaint by Ian Wishart and another seperate complainant Catriona Atkinson against state-funded legacy media outlet RNZ regarding a...

Legacy media misquotes Moscow on NATO expansion threat

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Newsweek earlier claimed that Russia won’t end the Ukraine conflict until the bloc “pulls out of the Baltics,” citing a top diplomat. A legacy mainstream...

Australian journalist shot with rubber bullet during Los Angeles riots (Video)

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The protests and clashes with police broke out in California in response to immigration raids. Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was struck by a rubber bullet...

PM’s Acting Dep. Press Secretary and ex-Stuff journalist resigns over secret recordings of women

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Michael Forbes, the acting deputy chief press secretary to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and a former Stuff journalist, has resigned following allegations that he...

Trade Me and legacy media outlet Stuff announce merger in major digital media shakeup

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Legacy mainstream media outlet Stuff and auction site Trade Me have agreed to a merger in which Trade Me will take a 50% stake...

Japan rides the censorship bandwagon

Bruce W. Davidson -

The manufacturer of the replicon mRNA Covid “vaccine” in Japan, Meiji Seika Pharma, has brought a lawsuit against a member of the Japanese parliament,...

State-funded RNZ radio audience plummets

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State-funded legacy media RNZ’s radio listenership has dropped to its lowest level in over five years, with the latest GFK data showing a cumulative...

Amazon tribe sues NYT over ‘porn addicts’ claim

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The Marubo people are challenging allegations that they morally degraded after receiving Starlink internet access. A remote South American tribe has sued the New York...

AI hallucinations: a budding sentience or a global embarrassment?

Mathew Maavak -

An article cut and pasted from ChatGPT raises questions over the role of fact-checkers in legacy media. In a farcical yet telling blunder, multiple major...

Government announces more handouts for legacy media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Despite ongoing financial pressures and widespread public skepticism about propping up failing legacy and state-run media outlets, the Government is pressing ahead with yet...

World transformation begins at home with simple steps

Guy Hatchard -

An article in the UK Telegraph this morning comments on the cover up of Biden’s cognitive decline saying: “The ability to have some trustworthy sources...

US government to sell propaganda HQ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The main office of CIA cutout Voice of America has been listed for “accelerated disposal,” according to Bloomberg. The administration of US President Donald Trump...

Stuff columnist sparks outrage over use of c-word against female Ministers in pay equity criticism

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A fiery column by Stuff journalist Andrea Vance targeting the Government’s halt on pay equity claims has ignited backlash for its use of the...

Stuff guilty of misleading readers with unlabelled sponsored health article

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The New Zealand Media Council has unanimously upheld a complaint against Stuff for publishing a sponsored article that misled readers into believing it was...

Outdoors & Freedom Party highlights media silence on Royal Commission submissions

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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned Te Tira Ārai Urutā, has had a remarkable level of public engagement in its Phase...

Trump blasts US media as ‘compromised and corrupt’

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The New York Times, Washington Post and others are “the enemy of the people,” the US president has said. US President Donald Trump has labeled...

Broadcasting complaints filed after Destiny Church whistleblower’s face shown on 1News

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The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has received complaints after state-funded legacy media outlet TVNZ aired a 1News segment where the face of a Destiny...

Trump slams ‘dishonest’ CBS after Zelensky interview

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The broadcaster “should lose its license” for pushing biased narratives, the US president insists. CBS News must have its broadcasting license revoked, US President Donald...

Trust in mainstream media in NZ falls to new record low

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The 2025 Trust in News report reveals trust in legacy mainstream media in New Zealand has continued its sharp decline, falling to just 32%,...

US state media gets emergency cash injection

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is set to receive $7.46 million from its parent US government agency, the broadcaster says. Cash-strapped US state broadcaster Radio Free...

Japan’s never-ending germophobia

Bruce W. Davidson -

Some in the independent Internet news media world seem to have the misconception that most Japanese people now reject the Covid narrative of the...

A strange mental illness is spreading via infected information networks

Guy Hatchard -

An article published by the UK Daily Mail on March 17th is entitled “One of the first to suggest Covid was created in a lab,...

Trump slams NYT for ‘ridiculous’ Musk ‘fake news’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The paper has claimed the billionaire would be briefed on sensitive plans for a potential war with China. US President Donald Trump has refuted a...

NZME’s bid to absorb Stuff newspapers stalls amid board turmoil

Daily Telegraph NZ -

NZME’s attempt to buy up parts of rival legacy media company Stuff has hit a wall, as boardroom chaos derails the plan. The publisher of...

US Democrats ratings drop to all-time low – CNN poll

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A record low number of Americans regard the Democratic party favourably, a new CNN poll indicates. The Democratic party’s favorability rating among the American public...

Trump orders cutbacks at state-run media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US president has signed an executive order that effectively dismantles the parent company of Voice of America and Radio Liberty. US President Donald Trump...

RNZ accused of publishing climate misinformation and concealing historic heat data

Daily Telegraph NZ -

State-funded legacy media broadcaster RNZ has been accused of publishing misleading climate information after failing to acknowledge historic heat records that contradicted its reporting. The...

The USAID Demolition Derby

Andrew Lowenthal -

Last week, DOGE dismantled USAID demolition derby-style. The cheers and roars echoed as fragments of the agency splintered across the internet. However most of the scandalous...

Plunket predicts ‘woke bloodletting’ at NZME as shareholders revolt against board (Video)

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A major shareholder revolt is underway at NZME with a coalition of investors moving to remove the company’s board. The move, which is being portrayed...

Canadian Billionaire moves to overhaul NZME board

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Auckland-based Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon, holding nearly 10% of legacy media company NZME, is spearheading a boardroom shake-up by seeking to replace most directors...

Canadian billionaire takes major stake in legacy media company NZME

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Auckland-based Canadian billionaire James Grenon has acquired a 9.3% stake in NZME, the owner of legacy media outlets the New Zealand Herald, Newstalk ZB...

Tulsi Gabbard labels CNN ‘propaganda arm’ of spies

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US director of national intelligence has said the network’s anonymous CIA sources are exactly the people “we need to root out”. Newly confirmed US...

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