Here's a local example of the "Mirror World" Naomi Klein describes in #Doppelganger;

“I believe that public discourse is damaged when a large platform labels or characterises others negatively, particularly in ways that are untrue, with the purpose or effect of silencing or discrediting them."

#JimGrenon, Canadian billionaire, media mogul, 2026

Quoted by Stuff from Grenon's affidavit;

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360987361/strongly-held-personal-values-why-billionaire-jim-grenon-supported-defamation-case

... and read out on #Mediawatch;

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=70b59078-20db-4fad-81cd-a4181277ce49

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Emile Donovan wants to stick with convention and call Pete Hegseth the "Secretary of Defence";

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch/2026/midweek-anti-nuke-angst-gagging-rich-list-resistance-youth-news-fails

Why? Given the number of wars the US has started or escalated - at least 1 started during this administration too - I think Hegseth's choice of job title is curiously appropriate.

#war #defence #FairnessAndAccuracy #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

Ma il drone russo era ucraino e così la NATO ha fatto “fuoco amico”

#Ucraina #Nato #Lettonia #propaganda #mediawatch

Da alcune settimane è partita una campagna mediatica per dimostrare che la Russia non sta più avanzando sul campo di battaglia e che l'Ucraina è ora in grado di capovolgere le sorti della guerra. Cosa c'è di vero?

https://www.peacelink.it/mediawatch/a/51326.html

#Ucraina #mediawatch

"... 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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#radio #FM #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts