News Views
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Fame - remember my name
I am about to wade into very dangerous territory. Earlier in the week One News delivered a story about a 23-year-old man named Jason Napier. Soon Jason will undergo complex surgery to correct a life-threatening bleed on his brain. The report was not...
Wed, June 24, 2009, 2:18 pm EST -
The financial phoenix
In the last week New Zealand's television news reporters have been under a lot of pressure. We were all privy to just how much pressure a certain Wendy Petrie was under when she celebrated a seamless live cross (very rare for her) with a celebratory...
Wed, June 10, 2009, 9:28 am EST -
Why Do I Know SuBo?
Britain's got talent. Clearly. If I'm sitting in my living room in New Zealand and 3 News is regularly broadcasting reports on a certain reality talent show contestant, then yes, Britain has incredible talent in the field of spreading rubbish to news...
Wed, June 3, 2009, 10:23 am EST -
Sick, reclusive leader
North Korea is at it again. After annoying the international community with long-range missile launches, they've gone and got nuclear on us. With the whole world watching and stomping their feet angrily in the wake of the initial launches, this nuclear...
Thu, May 28, 2009, 10:50 am EST -
The Unnatural Order
Every single day the producers of our nation's 6 O'clock news programmes are faced with a great number of stories to select for their hour. I imagine this to be a very difficult job. An hour is not that long to explain what is going on in our country...
Thu, May 21, 2009, 10:03 am EST -
Shoe repairmen of the world unite
On Friday evening I sat down in front of 3 News to find a story to pick apart. The promo at the end of Home and Away suggested a prime candidate, a story about a kangaroo rescue in the ocean. To me that sounded equal parts freakish and unnecessary...
Mon, May 18, 2009, 9:04 am EST -
The Hickey conspiracy
For the past year One News has resembled the neck of a 15-year-old lothario. It has a Hickey at the top, in the middle, and near the base...
Tue, May 12, 2009, 7:56 am EST -
Patchy Arguments
Wanganui seems to appear in the news more than any other New Zealand town. This could mean one of two things lots of terrible things happen there, OR Michael Laws' publicist is really pushing to get his face on screen a bit more. The May 7th edition of...
Fri, May 8, 2009, 9:47 am EST -
Fluffing and Puffing
The May 4th edition of One News was extremely difficult to find a 'lighter side' of.See that's my brief, I'm looking out for the 'lighter side' of the news these days.For too long we've been preoccupied with the dire nature of the news, the bad stories,...
Tue, May 5, 2009, 9:23 am EST
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Ed's View
November 11, 2009, 11:34 amIs Hone Harawira a racist?The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as "1. Belief in the superiority of a particular race; prejudice based on this. 2. Antagonism towards people of other races."Since his expletive laced email tirade Hone Harawira has been called many...
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Ellie Evans
November 20, 2009, 5:47 pmThe most shocking of talesSeveral stories this week merit a special mention in my mind-boggling news blog, but this first one will take some beating. Or shocking.A police officer called to a house in an small Arkansas town saw fit to use his Taser on the house's unruly...
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