Thanks again, David. I've just watched an analysis of biased media reporting of the US election by, of all people, Bob McCroskrie of Family First. He shows clips from both the US and NZ media and compares what was reported to what was actually said. Riveting stuff. If, like me, you prefer your information to be delivered straight, it's worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r56jEGciVAw
Thanks for the reference Aroha. I will watch with interest but tomorrow afternoon. I am assisting young lawyers with their advocacy skills tomorrow morning which will make a change. I am keeping an eye on the "balance" in the reporting of the Treaty Principles Bill. In terms of time Seymour had a few seconds. The protest picked up the rest. I wonder how middle NZ feels about the proposal.
We have definitely taken sides. You could see it when David Seymour was interviewed by JennyMay on TV1, and one could sense the hostility toward the elected Govt. There has been an open threat by activists to undermine the govt wherever possible, and if I was the govt I would want to dismiss these people from civil service positions as soon as possible. You have pointed out that it is already happening with our coalition, and of course the left wing media will complain loudly, cos that is their job, but we dont take them seriously anymore. I dont think the govt takes MSM seriously anymore either, so most of what they say has become irrelevant.
I just loved watching David Seymour give Jenny May the dressing down she and TVNZ deserved. He usually stoically perseveres in calmly explaining the reality of his Principles campaign to all those who make confused and incorrect claims about it.
Thanks for that reminder Sheryl. Yes - it was a polite but effective evisceration and one that MSM in general should note.
But they haven't and one only needs to look at the way in which MSM is covering the Principles campaign to see that. I haven't yet seen a fulkl article that explains the Treaty Principles Bill and its approach, advancing a abalanced discussion. In fact more column inches have been devoted to the opposition to the Bill and the forthcoming hikoi. Quite clear how MSM feels about it but the problem is that those readers and viewers who are left will think that opposition to the Bill is universal whereas it is only on the part of the Loudest Voice in the Room.
I think the readers and viewers who are furthest left are only listening to one narrative anyway, and are actively ignoring and canceling any opposing views.
I often feel so very frustrated and depressed by the state of the media and it's peddling of distortions, lies, bias...... and the impossibility of being able to respond on the same platforms. I can imagine your frustration David, about the NZ Herald's arrogant and rude handling of your communication with them. When I see examples of blatant lies and insistent bias, I do have little surges of blood pressure I must admit. Madeleine Chapman's boloney, and then mention of Simon Wilson's pushing of the tired old Nazi trope caused a couple of these moments. Most of all I continue to feel incredulity that what seems like a network of pernicious influences looks like endangering and perhaps eliminating the way of life we in our western democracies have rather taken for granted. Paul Kingsnorth, English,has been a good writer on this in his Substack, the Abbey of Misrule. He has taken a swerve into serious Christianity, but his archive is very worth reading, and he still does write social critique, as well as being invited to all sorts of seminars. He can be found on YouTube too.
He Sheryl and thanks for your comment. As far as the Herald was concerned I wouldn't have minded the rejection if there had been a rejection but the editorial suite clearly lacks manners - no acknowledgement, no "thanks but no thanks" - nothing, nihil, nada.
Thanks for the Kingsforth reference. I will look into his writing.
A couple of pieces written this morning which will go up later this week.
An analysis piece in the Herald is titled 'Donald Trump's triumph of the will'. Triumph of the Will is a Nazi propaganda film from the 1930s. I can't read it because it's paywalled so I don't know the true context of the heading but at a glance it looks like a deliberate smear of Trump.
It is a piece by - surprise surprise - Simon Wilson - the Herald's resident "progressive". Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens) was a film by Leni Reifenstahl. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, which was attended by more than 700,000 Nazi supporters. As an exercise in movie making and the creation of images it is an absolute classic. The subject matter is unpleasant and pure propaganda.
The phrase employed by Wilson is a metaphor for Nazism and that is the message that he would like to put about and which he would attribute to Trump.
He is, of course, entitled to his point of view. But getting column inches in the Herald as a right of reply, as my article suggests, is not easy. So Substack is the solution.
I offer it not because I support the content - I don't - but as an example of the powerful use of imagery using film techniques it is masterful. I look at it through my eyes as an amateur photographer. The content, as I said, is not in any way to be admired or supported but as a piece of propaganda it is hard to ignore.
Thanks again, David. I've just watched an analysis of biased media reporting of the US election by, of all people, Bob McCroskrie of Family First. He shows clips from both the US and NZ media and compares what was reported to what was actually said. Riveting stuff. If, like me, you prefer your information to be delivered straight, it's worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r56jEGciVAw
Thanks for the reference Aroha. I will watch with interest but tomorrow afternoon. I am assisting young lawyers with their advocacy skills tomorrow morning which will make a change. I am keeping an eye on the "balance" in the reporting of the Treaty Principles Bill. In terms of time Seymour had a few seconds. The protest picked up the rest. I wonder how middle NZ feels about the proposal.
Thanks Aroha, I had a look at that. Bob McCoskrie's well on to it, isn't he.
We have definitely taken sides. You could see it when David Seymour was interviewed by JennyMay on TV1, and one could sense the hostility toward the elected Govt. There has been an open threat by activists to undermine the govt wherever possible, and if I was the govt I would want to dismiss these people from civil service positions as soon as possible. You have pointed out that it is already happening with our coalition, and of course the left wing media will complain loudly, cos that is their job, but we dont take them seriously anymore. I dont think the govt takes MSM seriously anymore either, so most of what they say has become irrelevant.
I just loved watching David Seymour give Jenny May the dressing down she and TVNZ deserved. He usually stoically perseveres in calmly explaining the reality of his Principles campaign to all those who make confused and incorrect claims about it.
Thanks for that reminder Sheryl. Yes - it was a polite but effective evisceration and one that MSM in general should note.
But they haven't and one only needs to look at the way in which MSM is covering the Principles campaign to see that. I haven't yet seen a fulkl article that explains the Treaty Principles Bill and its approach, advancing a abalanced discussion. In fact more column inches have been devoted to the opposition to the Bill and the forthcoming hikoi. Quite clear how MSM feels about it but the problem is that those readers and viewers who are left will think that opposition to the Bill is universal whereas it is only on the part of the Loudest Voice in the Room.
I think the readers and viewers who are furthest left are only listening to one narrative anyway, and are actively ignoring and canceling any opposing views.
I often feel so very frustrated and depressed by the state of the media and it's peddling of distortions, lies, bias...... and the impossibility of being able to respond on the same platforms. I can imagine your frustration David, about the NZ Herald's arrogant and rude handling of your communication with them. When I see examples of blatant lies and insistent bias, I do have little surges of blood pressure I must admit. Madeleine Chapman's boloney, and then mention of Simon Wilson's pushing of the tired old Nazi trope caused a couple of these moments. Most of all I continue to feel incredulity that what seems like a network of pernicious influences looks like endangering and perhaps eliminating the way of life we in our western democracies have rather taken for granted. Paul Kingsnorth, English,has been a good writer on this in his Substack, the Abbey of Misrule. He has taken a swerve into serious Christianity, but his archive is very worth reading, and he still does write social critique, as well as being invited to all sorts of seminars. He can be found on YouTube too.
He Sheryl and thanks for your comment. As far as the Herald was concerned I wouldn't have minded the rejection if there had been a rejection but the editorial suite clearly lacks manners - no acknowledgement, no "thanks but no thanks" - nothing, nihil, nada.
Thanks for the Kingsforth reference. I will look into his writing.
A couple of pieces written this morning which will go up later this week.
An analysis piece in the Herald is titled 'Donald Trump's triumph of the will'. Triumph of the Will is a Nazi propaganda film from the 1930s. I can't read it because it's paywalled so I don't know the true context of the heading but at a glance it looks like a deliberate smear of Trump.
It is a piece by - surprise surprise - Simon Wilson - the Herald's resident "progressive". Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens) was a film by Leni Reifenstahl. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, which was attended by more than 700,000 Nazi supporters. As an exercise in movie making and the creation of images it is an absolute classic. The subject matter is unpleasant and pure propaganda.
The phrase employed by Wilson is a metaphor for Nazism and that is the message that he would like to put about and which he would attribute to Trump.
He is, of course, entitled to his point of view. But getting column inches in the Herald as a right of reply, as my article suggests, is not easy. So Substack is the solution.
Further Leni Reifenstahl's movie is available on YouTube here https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6uajey
I offer it not because I support the content - I don't - but as an example of the powerful use of imagery using film techniques it is masterful. I look at it through my eyes as an amateur photographer. The content, as I said, is not in any way to be admired or supported but as a piece of propaganda it is hard to ignore.
Very chilling thank you