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https://www.spectator.com.au/2021/09...zealand-media/
To use the word corruption is unchallengeable, when any government pays media outlets to propagandise the public — with the same outlets untruthfully claiming to be independent and trustworthy — while basically being bribed to follow a far-Left agenda. That this should happen in not (quite yet) a totalitarian régime, but in what was once thought of as a democracy, with a free press, is quite staggering.
Ardern’s government is blatantly taking over the media, an important part of any plan to destroy a democracy. It is more than shameful for those at the top of media management to be accepting these bribes, with the inevitable resulting pressure on all journalists to conform. It is to the great credit of those few who are increasingly reluctant to do so –- but who are now at risk of losing their livelihoods.
Thats a very liberal interpretation.
The $55m wasn't dictated to be all spent on Maori issues etc. But to participate they had to agree to support coverage of Maori issues and Maori journalism etc.
You don't speak for the non Maori vote. In fact you probably only speak for mostly the ACT & NZF voters a minority about the same size as the Green vote.
I know many National voters who supported the Government push to support Maori culture & coverage etc & then you have the Green & Labour vote.
Labour overstepped or was trying to in regards Maori power, the Labour Maori Caucus push for their interpretation of co-governance etc. And the same people who support the revitalization of Maori culture I mentioned, were anti this as it being anti democratic. And I agree, the secrative agenda that was exposed was definitely pushing for what I would deem an undemocratic power shift. But that's separate to supporting the revitalization of Maori culture or coverage of it in the media.
You keep getting confused and conflating issues.
Nobody on here has said they are against efforts to revitalise and support Maori culture.
There are all sorts of initiatives that successive govts do to try restore mana.
It generally has broad support from the public.
We are talking about ramming through a pro-Maori obligation as part of a bribe to media who were (and still are) in a pretty desperate financial position.
The argument is that there should not be any of these types of conditions to receive the funding. And that these conditions have knock on effects.
For instance, the reporting on co-governance…there was no rigorous journalism and hard questions of the govt being asked about what it all actually means, how it fits within our overall democracy etc.
And one conclusion that is drawn is that they never grilled the govt on this because it is a Maori/TOW issue, and they just took a sack of cash on the provision they would proirotise and enhance Maori/TOW coverage.
You can see the issue, yeah?
According to AI that is not true. Provide a link to the source or it didn’t happen.
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Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, did not publicly state that she was using propaganda. There were allegations and discussions by some critics and in social media suggesting that her government used tactics akin to propaganda, especially in relation to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, these are opinions and criticisms from various commentators and not statements made by Ardern herself.