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Post by ComfortZone on Sept 27, 2024 9:44:10 GMT 12
I bet this does not make the front page of the Ferald
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Post by eri on Sept 27, 2024 18:47:21 GMT 12
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Post by em on Oct 1, 2024 9:51:55 GMT 12
Very good read and an excellent idea . I guess they have to take it very seriously since they share a border with Russia . Russia has mastered the art of inserting just the right Memes and false content into volatile social situations to fire up aggressive right wing rhetoric . Sounds like China and North Korea have cottoned on to it too , look for for issues causing political instability in western countries and stir the pot from the right with false narratives on social media and doppelgänger news websites . I’m sure they post left leaning crap too for maximum confuddlement . www.nordicpolicycentre.org.au/media_literacy_education_in_finland |
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 19, 2024 7:24:34 GMT 12
the old law of "beware of unintended consequences" is being demonstrated once again to the dickheads in the NZ mainly stupid media. From The Good Oil General debate this morning Cynics say every silver lining has a cloud, and the pay-walled outlet; businessdesk, owned by NZME since 2022, may now be considering that adage, along with the law of unintended consequences.
Because it was businessdesk (BD) a little over a year ago, who claimed a 'scoop', in fact just another dirty little piece of journalism, in doxing Auckland lawyer Philip Crump as the individual behind the well-researched, and better written, posts on X under the handle 'Thomas Cranmer' (@cranmerwrites).  It seems Crump's crime, in the eyes of BD, had been his pointed criticisms of the former government's 'Three Waters' legislation. Prior to his doxing BD had emailed him claiming Crump's critiques were "Hard not to see it as dog whistling" perhaps to some sort of imagined shadowy racist throng absorbing his every utterance on X. But more deeply wounding to Crump was the allegation in the article 'exposing' him that his opposition to the legislation, and particularly the all-powerful 'Te Mana o Te Wai Statement's which gave huge leverage to Maori over water rights was "a widely held misinterpretation of the legislation among its critics." You can probably understand senior and respected lawyer Crump's chagrin over being accused of misinterpreting legislation by a journalist-cum-keyboard-warrior. In any event: Crump embraced his unwanted unmasking, started a substack and was employed by another branch of NZME as editor at ZBPlus. Those that read his output benefit from his analyses from a conservative viewpoint. The position as editor has enhanced his bona-fides, sufficient enough for the announcement yesterday of his appointment to the board of NZonAir: Which is a wonderful outcome for two reasons: the fellow's refusal to be intimidated by media bullying, and for imagining the arched eyebrows raised in horror at his promotion to the board by the erstwhile kumbaya-set of seat-warming 'treaty partners' directing public funding of 'public interest' journalism.
Congratulations: Mr Crump.
Great home goal NZ Mainly Socialist Media!
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Post by mihit on Oct 19, 2024 8:12:31 GMT 12
ground.news/Is often a good source to see how biased the media you're choosing to consume is. Unfortunately NZ is rather small and so a lot of articles wont feature much comparison, or will only be compared between NZmedia outlets who are all propagandists for the same overlords. But interesting to be aware of anyway.
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 30, 2024 8:13:55 GMT 12
typical blatant mainly stupid media dishonesty from the Horrid and Red Radio - Rob Mc Culloch The NZ Herald & Radio NZ Misled the Nation by asserting "65% of Kiwis Support Capital Gains Tax". The survey they used shows around 90% oppose it. The Herald & Radio NZ owe the nation an apology. Their reporting has hit new lows. No wonder people don't trust the Main Stream Media. Yesterday they reported on their front pages, "Labour closing in on National in latest Ipsos issues poll, with 65% support for capital gains tax". At best its a misleading headline; at worst its a blatant untruth. Then they go on to say, in a bit more detail, that the Ipsos Poll "found almost two-thirds of NZ'ers support a capital gains tax in some form". But Ipsos never asked its 1,000 survey respondents the question, "Do you support a capital gains tax in some form?" And wording in surveys is everything. Every word matters, since it can bias respondents. In fact, Ipsos asked, "Would you support the introduction of a Capital Gains Tax in the following situations? (1) Sale of an investment property? (2) Sale of a business? (3) Sales of other assets like boats, cars & paintings? (4) Sale of a family home". The proportions supporting were 57%, 43%, 22% and 13%, respectively. There's only (narrow) majority support for one asset class - investment properties - and NZ already has capital taxes on them (ones that come under the bright-line test). Faced with this failure to show much public support for capital taxes, what Ipsos (sneakily) did & the Herald (sneakily) reported does not even come from the answer to a survey question. Instead it came from a calculation that was made up & contrived - they added up the number of people who ticked any one (or more) of the above 4 categories. That's how they arrived at their "65% support capital gains in one of these forms" number.
To see how misleading is the Herald's story (journos also confronted the PM with the "65% support number") then answer the following question: do you think that only 35% of Kiwis oppose Capital Gains Taxes (being 100% - 65%)? If you think the answer is "yes", its wrong. The answers to the question, "Would you not support the introduction of a Capital Gains Tax in the following situations? (1) Sale of an investment property; (2) Sale of a business; (3) Sales of other assets like boats, cars & paintings; (4) Sale of a family home", are 32%, 41%, 64% and 78%, respectively, of respondents. So clear majorities in 2 out of 4 categories show no support. Although Big Media did not report it, I estimate about 90% of Kiwis object to Capital Gains Taxes on at least one of these asset classes (often several). Whereas the Herald reported that Ipsos "found almost two-thirds of New Zealanders support a capital gains tax in some form", the headline could equally have been Ipsos "found almost 90% of New Zealanders oppose a capital gains tax in some form". Big Media's Plot to get capital taxes put in and Labour re-elected on that platform makes me suspect its in cahoots with Labour at some horribly unpleasant & deeply disturbing level, one that needs investigation.
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Post by ComfortZone on Nov 6, 2024 8:38:14 GMT 12
from KB General Debate this morning Radio NZ: leading the way in literacy, today reported that community volunteers needed to distribute food to pupils will have to be subjected to checks with “rigger”. One teacher is reported as saying that pupils who do not get the school food will have their sleep disrupted by having to make themselves lunch. RNZ and the teacher might benefit from a spell at a school. Such as repeating third form.
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Is that old sailing ship rigger in any way related to the rigour needed to make a couple of fish paste sandwiches?
Cass you are generous to that teacher – he/she needs to go back to Standard 2 and repeat their Primary School education through to Form 2.
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Post by fish on Nov 6, 2024 8:58:31 GMT 12
from KB General Debate this morning Radio NZ: leading the way in literacy, today reported that community volunteers needed to distribute food to pupils will have to be subjected to checks with “rigger”. One teacher is reported as saying that pupils who do not get the school food will have their sleep disrupted by having to make themselves lunch. RNZ and the teacher might benefit from a spell at a school. Such as repeating third form.
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Is that old sailing ship rigger in any way related to the rigour needed to make a couple of fish paste sandwiches?
Cass you are generous to that teacher – he/she needs to go back to Standard 2 and repeat their Primary School education through to Form 2.
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