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Inside RNZ: Slack Editorial Practices and Management Failure
Sources within RNZ reveal concerns about a lack of management oversight and a decline in editorial standards that have contributed to the scandal…
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The State of Stuff: Media Ownership and Transparency Under Scrutiny
Today marks the third anniversary of Sinead Boucher's acquisition of Stuff but questions still remain unanswered about the media group's governance…
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Philip Crump
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From Academic Research to News Headlines: The Disinformation Project's Influence on New Zealand Media
The research group had a controversial role in the Covid-19 pandemic and has now entered the transgender debate by making a series of outlandish claims.
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Identity Politics and the Challenge to Conservatism
Kellie-Jay Keen's visit to New Zealand and the Prime Minister's inability to clearly articulate an answer to the question: 'What is a woman?' has seen…
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When Ideology Turns Violent: The Political and Media Backing Behind the Posie Parker Mob
Similar to other countries, the transgender movement in New Zealand is not a grassroots organisation but instead is an increasingly radicalised campaign…
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Violent Suppression of Free Speech: Kellie-Jay Keen's Assault by Transgender Activists in New Zealand Sparks Global Outrage
An unruly mob in Albert Park has catapulted New Zealand into the global headlines with ugly images that may become iconic in the debate about the…
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Free Speech or Transphobia? Kellie-Jay Keen's Visit to New Zealand Sparks Tensions
Kellie-Jay Keen's visit to NZ leaves no room for doubt that the transgender debate is the frontline in the culture wars.
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Challenging Progressivism in New Zealand's Culture Wars
Like it or not, the culture wars have entered New Zealand politics and look set to broaden and intensify.
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Twitter and the Monty Python Business Model
Musk continues to develop the new free speech model for Twitter, drawing on comedy for new ideas and as a way of deflecting political criticism. By…
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Philip Crump
Is Twitter about to unfollow Ardern?
Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter signals the biggest development in free speech in decades but what will it mean for Ardern's efforts to introduce…
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