Ever Diminishing Circles

 I keep reading how NewstalkZB is on the right wing of NZ media.

It becomes obvious why New Zealand media keep going round in circles - ever diminishing circles at that.

A quick perusal of the front page just now shows three different laments for the closure of Newshub and/or four, unlikely to be lamented TVNZ programs - one from a fellow who once appeared on one of the shows and, when I met him, was so far up his own arse I figured he was an innie.

Other news stories - the few that aren't paywalled - displaying either a leftie slant or complete irrelevance to New Zealand.

There is some actual news there - stuff that would have made page 13 of a provincial daily on a slow-news day.

Even the soon-to-be-dead Pravda Mk II (Newshub) has more news and, dare I suggest it, a more balanced look to that news.

 

No Bloody Wonder!

 The Headline (NewstalkZB):

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• Newshub closure: AM hosts Lloyd Burr and Melissa Chan-Green shed tears as they open their show on Thursday

'Pretty tough': Tearful AM hosts open show after shock Newshub decision

 The accompanying photo' shows a screen shot of two sheilas (one male) crying as they present the propoganda they call "news"

These people are supposed to be professional! They should present themselves as such!

If that is the standard of professionalism at Newshub no wonder the outfit is dead.

Seriously Slipping

 The current Government is genuinely in trouble with it's slipping poll ratings.

It's becoming so unpopular that there are only seven photos of the PM on Newshub's site front page.

Disheartening

 The link headline: ... social media fires back at All Blacks great Brooke over anti-lockdown stance

This link headline was proudly displayed  on Newshub today.

Apparently a couple of schoolgirls on Twit-book, or whatever it's called, disagreed with Zinzan Brooke.

I make no comment on the story, nor it's "news" value but I am seriously concerned that an editor at Newshub thinks "social media" is an entity.

How can anyone so stupid hold down a job (including as deputy assistant shit-house cleaner) at any news-type organisation?