This week there was this embarrassing article in the Press about ChristchurchNZ engaging an Auckland team to produce a video for them. Here’s the article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122103189/christchurch-promotional-agency-uses-outoftown-company-for-new-video-campaign. An observer … [Read more...]
The Editorial team at the Press should hang their head in shame:
In the Press on Saturday was this article https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/300059512/christchurch-mayor-lianne-dalziel-taking-leave-of-absence-due-to-husbands-health. It was a deeply personal media release by Mayor Lianne Dalziel. Basically, she was informing the City, that her husband is … [Read more...]
Stuff it…
It was pleasing to hear this week that Stuff had been bought by Sinead Boucher. She has led a management buy-out from the 9 Network in Australia. This returns the Press, and other newspapers in the network, back to NZ ownership. This is nothing but good news. One thing I hope we see with the … [Read more...]
The Media 26 May
I am enjoying the media organisations which are emerging at this time. They are innovative and are not shackled by being owned by some overseas outfit. There are rumours that there could be a change of ownership of some of the media soon. Let us hope that is correct. I hope the new ownership insist … [Read more...]
Our Media
Gavin Ellis is a wise public commentator on the media. Recently he wrote this column in Newsroom As I have noted many times, why doesn’t the Government to tax the hell out of Facebook and Google who are garrotting our media by removing their advertising revenue? Why isn’t there a tax on … [Read more...]
This media junkie is re-thinking how I can support good journalism
It has been interesting to follow the debate on the media as they have wailed their heads off about how hard things are for them. They should start insisting that the Government starts taxing the hell out of outfits like Facebook and Google. Then there might be more money to go around instead of … [Read more...]
Observations on some of our media
Mike Hosking: Media watch (RNZ) on Sunday reported that Hosking stated last week that 50% of the population of Iceland had the virus with no symptoms despite the lockdown. Therefore, there was no value in lockdowns; and presumably we should all get back to work. He had not checked out that it was … [Read more...]
Our media:
On RNZ this week Andrew Holden a former editor of the Press pointed out that it is essential that we pay for our media. Or we will lose it. I want to make a person push for Newsroom. This amazing publication has led so many of the proper stories in our media in the past few years. They will … [Read more...]
The Concert Radio debate and Paul Thompson:
Whether Paul Thompson intended this to happen, or not, the proposal to gut Concert FM has turned into a really interesting public debate. I especially loved this article in Newsroom by Associate Professor James Tibbles, Head of the School of Music at the University of Auckland. … [Read more...]
The Concert Programme at risk:
I have just received this email and I have signed the petition. I am stunned at the number of people who listen to the Concert Programme. This is a thoughtful and comforting station. No ads. No raving. Just pleasant and sensible music and conversations. Many of you have said to me that you read … [Read more...]