Nat/act/nzf 2023

[mistaTea]

She really did come across as somewhat disappointed, again in her overly earnest and opinionated style of reporting which doesn't mask her bias at all, it highlights it!

I do think that she thinks, and bear in mind she got promoted to chief political reporter for TVNZ, we viewers are all morons and can't see through her earnest opinionated entreaties and body language. Maiki and TVNZ might be well informed to stop treating their dwindling audience like morons, and focus on balanced unbiased journalism and reporting ... without her "opinion". You did hear her say "in my opinion" didn't you?

TVNZ public news funded by the government, is not place for journalists and reporters to express their personal opinions. We don't care or want to know what they think, and it undermines and diminishes the value of the subject or article reported on.

She/they just don't seem to 'get it', ongoing repeated bias in media that anyone can see is consigning their commentary to irrelevance.

Well, the main thing is she is cuzzie wahine.

Crappy news yes, but at least nobody can accuse TVNZ of racism or sexism!

AHHHH HUHUHUHUHUHU!

[Baa_Baa]

Well, the main thing is she is cuzzie wahine.

Crappy news yes, but at least nobody can accuse TVNZ of racism or sexism!

AHHHH HUHUHUHUHUHU!

Trust you, to portray it as a misogynist, and racialise it. Look in the mirror, you have issues. It's just about unbiased and non-opinionated journalism and reporting. Something TVNZ and Maiki don't yet seem to understand.

[mistaTea]

Trust you, to portray it as a misogynist, and racialise it. Look in the mirror, you have issues. It's just about unbiased and non-opinionated journalism and reporting. Something TVNZ and Maiki don't yet seem to understand.

Yes, Maiki is the best journalist they could find to put in that senior political role.

Absolutely nothing to do with her gender or race.

Get off the grass.

[Baa_Baa]

Yes, Maiki is the best journalist they could find to put in that senior political role.

Absolutely nothing to do with her gender or race.

Get off the grass.

I'm just saying that MSM, especially government funded, should look into themselves and question whether opinionated and obviously biased journalism and reporting, from whatever source, is best for their audience and their credibility and longevity. I don't think it is.

You on the other hand seem inclined to conjoin that with the publishers choice of the presenter, their gender and their race, and from that extrapolate that as causal inference that their journalism is therefore guaranteed to be inherently biased and opinionated. A long bow.

I don't see it that way. I couldn't care less whether it was a pale stale white male or a Maori female, who expressed their own personal views and apparent bias on MSM, neither is appropriate, or necessary, it undermines their credibility and drives away their audience.

Journalism and reporting imo should just stick to the 'news', tell us the facts, don't spin it one way or the other. And there is no place in MSM media for opinion, regardless of it's source, or their gender or bias and opinions.

[mistaTea]

I'm just saying that MSM, especially government funded, should look into themselves and question whether opinionated and obviously biased journalism and reporting, from whatever source, is best for their audience and their credibility and longevity. I don't think it is.

You on the other hand seem inclined to conjoin that with the publishers choice of the presenter, their gender and their race, and from that extrapolate that as causal inference that their journalism is therefore guaranteed to be inherently biased and opinionated. A long bow.

I don't see it that way. I couldn't care less whether it was a pale stale white male or a Maori female, who expressed their own personal views and apparent bias on MSM, neither is appropriate, or necessary, it undermines their credibility and drives away their audience.

Journalism and reporting imo should just stick to the 'news', tell us the facts, don't spin it one way or the other. And there is no place in MSM media for opinion, regardless of its source, or their gender or bias and opinions.

Yes that is fair enough. And I agree with all you say about the general state of MSM and the bias etc.

But let me put it another way…if Maiki never (at least in part) got the job because of her race and gender…and she genuinely was the best pick out of all the other journalists in the country for the senior political role…

Then Heaven help us, things are even worse than I imagined.

Best case scenario (for all our sake) is she got the nod because it looks good from a diversity perspective.

[Daytr]

Trust you, to portray it as a misogynist, and racialise it. Look in the mirror, you have issues. It's just about unbiased and non-opinionated journalism and reporting. Something TVNZ and Maiki don't yet seem to understand.

Well said Baa_Baa.

[Balance]

Yes that is fair enough. And I agree with all you say about the general state of MSM and the bias etc.

But let me put it another way…if Maiki never (at least in part) got the job because of her race and gender…and she genuinely was the best pick out of all the other journalists in the country for the senior political role…

Then Heaven help us, things are even worse than I imagined.

Best case scenario (for all our sake) is she got the nod because it looks good from a diversity perspective.

Agree with you mT - Maiki is only in the job because of TVNZ’s woke diversity policy where race and gender matter more than professionalism, ability and presentation. Race to the bottom for Aotearoa.

Go woke, go broke.

Good news is that the best in NZ can find better jobs and opportunities in Australia and overseas.

[mistaTea]

Agree with you mT - Maiki is only in the job because of TVNZ’s woke diversity policy where race and gender matter more than professionalism, ability and presentation. Race to the bottom for Aotearoa.

Good news is that the best in NZ can find better jobs and opportunities in Australia and overseas.

Yes but God help anyone who calls out the elephant in the room!

[Balance]

Yes but God help anyone who calls out the elephant in the room!

Part of the woke program promoted and put in place by the previous government. The big disappointment to me is that the current government has done fxxk all so far to reverse the program.

[Bjauck]

Agree with you mT - Maiki is only in the job because of TVNZ’s woke diversity policy where race and gender matter more than professionalism, ability and presentation. Race to the bottom for Aotearoa.

Good news is that the best in NZ can find better jobs and opportunities in Australia and overseas.

I have seen NZer Lucy Hockings on the BBC. She is a good interviewer. She has clear unemotional questioning, yet gets to the point. Maiki is very staccato in comparison, although it has been a while since I have seen TVNZ news.

The BBC wanted her to moderate her Kiwi accent though!