"... younger audiences do just live on these [corporate social media] platforms, and it's very difficult to get them to migrate off."
#AnnaHarcourt, former Head of Content, Re:News, 2026
https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=df295b91-b6a9-4c18-b2a8-23391eac2b4a
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"There's a whole lot of AI I used that saved a whole lot of grunt work time in the production process and freed me up for creativity. But if you're dealing with an unreliable research tool, and you're checking up on it, you're not saving time, you're adding labour ..."
#DrLewisTennant, School of Communication Studies, AUT, 2026
https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=7ecf3686-c69e-4786-be7c-1d36940b5fa8
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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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"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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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.
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.
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/
"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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