Murdoch’s papers spent years screaming that tax cuts for billionaires would “trickle down”.
Now Labor tweaks super concessions for the ultra wealthy and suddenly it’s “class war”, “economic vandalism” and the end of civilisation.
Amazing how News Corp only discovers fiscal responsibility when rich people might pay tax.

#auspol #murdoch #newscorp #taxtherich #superannuation #budget #mediawatch

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2026/05/23/news-corps-budget-stitch

"Transmission via FM ... is a great way for broadcasters to reach an audience. All you need is 1 antenna to reach thousands of people, if not millions ... in a big city like Auckland, for example, and that costs the listeners absolutely nothing to receive. There's no data plan, there's no time lag.

#LeonWratt, Director of Content, MediaWorks, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=63971767-6465-4128-ae6c-8c1c525ed3ac

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#radio #FM #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

"Removing content standards such as accuracy, balance and fairness, I think invites a significant political risk. You could end up with a rogue media operator with significant market power that chose to ignore them, with impunity. And I think that's politically dangerous, democratically it's indefensible."

#DrPeterThompson, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=bdb1a4a8-a91f-48a0-ac5e-f81f354a7021

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594762/mediawatch-putting-down-the-watchdog

This is a very complicated issue, and I'm still figuring out what I think.

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#BSA #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

Strategia di comunicazione

Le RSF hanno utilizzato piattaforme social per trasmettere immagini di vittorie militari, cercando di ritrarsi come una forza moderna e disciplinata, in contrapposizione ai rapporti delle Nazioni Unite che le accusano di atrocità e pulizia etnica.

In sintesi, la strategia degli EAU in Sudan si basa su un sostegno a doppio binario: un forte supporto materiale alle RSF sul campo, accompagnato da una campagna di pubbliche relazioni.

#Sudan #RSF #EAU #mediawatch #ONU

Le attività degli Emirati Arabi Uniti (EAU) in Sudan, legate alle Rapid Support Forces (RSF - Forze di Supporto Rapido), si sono concentrate su una complessa strategia che unisce un sostegno militare/logistico discreto a operazioni di pubbliche relazioni (PR) e aiuti umanitari, finalizzate a legittimare il proprio ruolo nel conflitto sudanese.

#EAU #RSF #Sudan #mediawatch

L'oro del Darfur non è una risorsa per lo sviluppo del Sudan, ma un "motore di guerra". Gli Emirati Arabi Uniti agiscono come il terminale economico di questa catena, trasformando il minerale in valuta e armi che mantengono il Paese in uno stato di perenne conflitto.

Il Blood gold report 2023 ha ricostruito come i profitti auriferi finanzino attività di comunicazione registrate a Dubai e Istanbul.

Per saperne di più https://www.wired.it/article/sudan-guerra-oro-algoritmi-potere-esercito/

#Darfur #Sudan #oro #guerra #EAU #armi #mediawatch

"We've got about 30 NZers have come up here with us, at very short notice, from the companies that are going to benefit the most from the exports."

#ToddMcClay, Minister of Trade, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=70ee68b9-d637-43c9-a68d-b0ac60b813f2

Oh no, McClay said the quiet part out loud! These "free trade agreements" are for the benefit of *companies*, not ordinary kiwis. He was meant to keep that to himself and spin the usual line about how it benefit us all. Oops!

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#FreeTradeAgreements #FTA #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

Fantastic interview in the #MOLE Training con on MediaWatch on Sunday;

"There is definitely some form of regulation, not just to protect the entities per se, but to protect the ... value that we hold for media in our society ... to not be dependent on centralisation, or one *foreign* outlet to control the content and information within our own society."

Professor #AlexandraAndhov, Director, ALTeR, University of Auckland, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=6af56d26-c505-4373-b00b-d7d099e1a808

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#MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

"You only have to add a few adjectives in there and then you're telling people what *you* think ... And then you can put 'analysis' at the top. But in today's world the public wants and is ask for a much clearer distinction between news and opinion."

Dr #GregTreadwell, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2019031554/news-trust-up-after-years-of-slumps-storm-before-the-calm

Maybe news websites ought to have their opinion sections under subdomains, eg opinion.rnz.co.nz, with a recognizably different masthead and page appearance?

#NewsMedia #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts