Paula Penfold

@paulapenfold
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I feel remiss about my infrequent presence here but in my defence after 14 years on the bird site I forget to post elsewhere, until i see something I think deserves a wider audience, like this from my friend Fete ❤️

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131277260/like-me-kids-in-state-care-who-join-gangs-are-searching-for-a-place-to-belong

'Like me, kids in state care who join gangs are searching for a place to belong'

OPINION: "Youth prison was full of violence, intimidation and abuse. It was survival of the fittest and the silence remained."

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Countdown to Chaos: As Aucklanders were desperately seeking safety, officials were silent

By 4pm heavy rain was already forcing people out of their homes, and within hours people were being swept away. So why wasn't an emergency declared until 9.27pm?

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I’ve been a journalist for a loooong time. But the level of abuse in the past year is off the charts. Does it matter? Yes, I think it does.

My column today for the Sunday Star Times.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300776395/abuse-of-journalists-shows-how-ugly-our-civil-discourse-has-become

Abuse of journalists shows how ugly our civil discourse has become

OPINION: "The sooner you die the better!" is just one of many vile messages that landed in Paula Penfold's inbox over the past 12 months.

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Whitcoulls stocks magazine peddling mosque terror attack conspiracy

Some of the content – questioning established facts of the attack and referencing the banned livestream – may be illegal, a disinformation researcher says.

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Five stories that changed Aotearoa in 2022

This past year was a white-knuckle ride of news as we rolled from lockdown to parliament occupation to war to political scandal and beyond.

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Second set of parents seeks 'unvaccinated' blood for baby's heart surgery

The parents say they'd rather take their daughter, who has a heart defect, to India than have her receive blood from vaccinated donors at Starship.

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A timeline of Baby W’s case and the involvement of ex-broadcaster Liz Gunn.

(Ft. suppression laws and mainstream vs “alternative media”.)

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130704550/liz-gunn-and-the-purebloods-how-the-baby-blood-donor-story-unfolded

Liz Gunn and the 'purebloods': How the baby blood donor story unfolded

A private dispute graduated to Liz Gunn likening a baby to Jesus Christ in an interview with a famous conspiracy theorist. How did it unfold?

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My Stuff Circuit mates and I won an award.

#journalism #documentary

Important decision from the Media Council re Fire and Fury, given the unconventional decisions we made — for good reasons.

TLDR: no complaints upheld.

https://www.mediacouncil.org.nz/rulings/amanda-vickers-craig-woolliams-paul-bakker-nikki-hudson-tobias-tahi-gaylene-barnes-against-stuff-fire-and-fury/

AMANDA VICKERS, CRAIG WOOLLIAMS, PAUL BAKKER, NIKKI HUDSON, TOBIAS TAHI, GAYLENE BARNES AGAINST STUFF (Fire & Fury)

If you have a complaint about the editorial content of a newspaper, magazine or periodical in circulation in New Zealand (including their websites) you may complain to the Media Council.

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