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New Zealand NetGuide finds a new owner

billbennettnz wrote 23 hours ago: Image via Wikipedia After weeks of speculation about the magazine’s fate, New Zealand’s … more »

Tags: Australia, New Zealand, Magazines, media, Print, Publishing, Acquisitions, ACP Media, netguide

Sue the enablers: lawyers, appraisers

franchisefool wrote 1 week ago: Good news for the thousands of Kiwi real estate investors who have lost +$80 million from a tanked f … more »

Tags: Lawyers as businesspeople, Confusion & Deceit, duty, concepts, Bright Ideas, Paul Dale, Brian Ellis, Ellis Law, Maria Slade

Putting us all to shame

underground wrote 2 weeks ago: Having just finished an internship at the New Zealand Herald, I can safely say I’m working my way … more »

Tags: Journalism, Philosophy, Journalist, Altruism, Society, Unsung Heroes, Volunteer, Community, Donations

Who are these people and why should I care?

underground wrote 3 weeks ago: Are you new to Auckland’s social scene? Here’s a quick guide to who’s who on Planet So … more »

Tags: Journalism, Celebrity, Herald on Sunday, Rachel Glucina, Gossip, Socialité, Tabloid

South Auckland awash with thirsty journos2 comments

ethicalmartini wrote 4 weeks ago: As you might imagine, the news media is all over the South Auckland = badlands and haven for drunken … more »

Tags: Alcohol, Moral panic, New Zealand, poorly written headlines, "South Auckland"

“…and throw away the key!”2 comments

underground wrote 1 month ago: Well-publicised recent murders have again re-ignited the public calls for greater punishment for per … more »

Tags: Politics, Philosophy, New Zealand Election 08, New Zealand, Political Correctness, Crime, police, Family First, bob mccoskrie

The Green Party and the environmental movement in New Zealand

parker62 wrote 1 month ago: A recent editorial in the New Zealand Herald (4 June 2008 ) offers the Green Party some advice on po … more »

Tags: David, Aotearoa New Zealand, Green Politics, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, brian doherty, Timothy Doyle, Andrew Dobson, Kaitiakitanga, critique of apolitical environmentalism

Herald on Sunday advocates for war

Richard wrote 2 months ago: The Herald’s editorial advocating sending a multinational military force into Myanmar to dis … more »

Tags: Politics, aid, Burma, Myanmar, War

China quake non-coverage turns DomPost into this week's provincial rag8 comments

poneke wrote 2 months ago: What a difference a week makes. Last week, I questioned the news judgement of the New Zealand Herald … more »

Tags: Journalism, International Affairs, Dominion Post, cyclone Nargis, 2008 China earthquake

Should the news media endorse political parties? Not in a small democracy like New Zealand. We don't have the media competition for that28 comments

poneke wrote 2 months ago: Should the New Zealand news media endorse political parties? I don’t think so, and nor do most New … more »

Tags: Journalism, Politics, Dominion Post

Burma cyclone coverage sorts the newspaper from the provincial chaff13 comments

poneke wrote 2 months ago: Which newspaper has the better grasp of news values, the Dominion Post or the New Zealand Herald? Th … more »

Tags: International Affairs, Journalism, Burma, cyclone Nargis, Dominion Post

Between 5000-6000 people are expected to find jobs through Expos

workingin wrote 2 months ago: An article in the New Zealand Herald this morning reports on the success of  Working In’s rec … more »

Tags: Expos, immigraton, workingin, New Zealand

Ten reasons to love Pinot

Geoff Bilbrough wrote 2 months ago: Ten reasons to love pinot noir and ten pinot noirs you’ll love. From the New Zealand Herald he … more »

Tags: Wine, Pinot Noir, New Zealand

When one's ego is just too big to see the picture

compie wrote 4 months ago: A very typical ploy of the oh-so affected middle class intelligentsia these days is to decry the dea … more »

Tags: Economics, John Key, Policy, Politics, Bill Ralston, False expectations, Labour, National, Public Policy

The Herald's wide berth for Key

compie wrote 4 months ago: Despite the incredible blunders, back tracks, flip-flops (get a new phrase please) of the leader of … more »

Tags: media, Politics, back tracks, Denials, Flip-Flops, John Key, National Party

Blogging and copyright, maybe not as simple as Steven Price believes1 comment

poneke wrote 4 months ago: Media law expert Steven Price has an informative blog, Media Law Journal. In a recent post titled Bl … more »

Tags: Blogosphere, Journalism, vanity

Valentine's Day--What's in a kiss?

yvonnelindsay wrote 5 months ago: I saw an interesting article in the New Zealand Herald the other day, and bookmarked it for later re … more »

Tags: writing, Life, Research, sex, Blogging, Romance, New Zealand, valentine's day, KISS

Herald's love affair with National #1-08

compie wrote 5 months ago: So apart from actively seeking to rid labour from office with it’s pathetic over dramatic end- … more »

Tags: Politics, National Spin, Waste Of Space, Party Political Broadcasts, Bias, Pathetic Journalism

At last, a lead story researched by the journalist, not from a political party press statement -- but shonky Herald property story another disgrace 8 comments

poneke wrote 5 months ago: At last. A journalist who has done her own research and written about the kind of topic that too oft … more »

Tags: Journalism, Justice and Law, Politics, Dominion Post, Sunday Star Times