The Platform, Sean Plunket's thing

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#302394 20-Nov-2022 08:35

Has anyone listened to this much yet?

I haven't - none of the hosts really appeal to me - but I do see a little advertising around for it. Commentary I've seen online appears to suggest it's mostly an echo chamber for the likes of antivaxxers and far-right people. He has a devoted following, but I don't think he could really knock the likes of ZB off their perch. He (as well as his guests) are aiming for a very dedicated/narrow audience, as far as I can tell.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018841863/re-platformed-radio-outcasts-make-their-own-outlet

https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/20-08-2022/two-hours-with-the-secretive-rich-lister-bankrolling-sean-plunkets-the-platform

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#2998664 20-Nov-2022 08:38

Yep, see his Twitter posts. It's an alt-right space with all the local crazies. If he was ever a real journalist, he's not anymore.

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#2998665 20-Nov-2022 08:41

I bet he would have had an absolute field day with the Parliament occupation earlier this year.

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#2998669 20-Nov-2022 09:04

Moved to Politics.

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#3000236 23-Nov-2022 11:20

SaltyNZ:

If he was ever a real journalist, he's not anymore.

Yes, because only woke journalists can be real journalists.

Not those ones with different views from you!

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#3000238 23-Nov-2022 11:21

Certainly not alt-right conspiracy theorists.

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#3000493 23-Nov-2022 20:43

surfisup1000:

SaltyNZ:

If he was ever a real journalist, he's not anymore.

Yes, because only woke journalists can be real journalists.

Not those ones with different views from you!

I think Plunket's (initial) intentions around The Platform might have seemed good to him, but somewhere along the way it's devolved into some sort of alt-right paradise, as explained here in a Spinoff article looking at another right-wing platform:

https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/24-09-2022/a-fascinating-new-nz-centre-right-media-platform-is-rising-on-youtube

The difference with The Common Room is that its founders do appear genuinely motivated to build something which, contrary to international trends, is a determinedly normie centre-right platform. Of course, The Platform said that too, yet within months has become infested with anti-vaxxers and conspiracism. This has led to huge five figure views on Platform videos featuring its most troublesome guests, while the more restrained work from The Common Room is more likely to attract viewers in the low hundreds. It’s early days, but media operators tend to eventually realise that the algorithm loves extremes.

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#3000495 23-Nov-2022 20:45

@surfisup1000:

SaltyNZ:

If he was ever a real journalist, he's not anymore.

Yes, because only woke journalists can be real journalists.

Not those ones with different views from you!

Ok, I am in front of a computer now, so I can expand.

The discussion is about The Platform. As per reply just before this one, it's an alt-right, conspiracy-infested media.

It's not serious journalism.

It's not even a "different view". It's pure misinformation and disinformation. It's evil at the root.

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#3044225 3-Mar-2023 10:59

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/employee-alleges-broadcaster-sean-plunket-yelled-at-her-punched-desk/FWES6UEFSVCELMXHOTUCCXYETY/

Ooops. Who would have thought this could ever happen??

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#3046125 5-Mar-2023 20:53

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2023/03/05/mediawatch-feral-nz-antivaxer-online-radio-station-launches-is-taxpayers-union-damaged-by-association/

Looks like Plunket might have some competition in the, uh, "conspiracy theory space" (is there such a thing)? Maybe he'll be de-platformed? (LOL)
But this makes me wonder how many conspiracy theories/streams do you need in your life? I'm sitting on 0 so far and holding...

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#3061693 11-Apr-2023 23:53

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-04-2023/no-jacinda-ardern-isnt-joining-the-paid-speaker-circuit

I guess a bit of fact-checking never goes amiss. This is a fairly big screw-up for him, so much so I believe he's making an apology on his show tomorrow. His Twitter feed tonight is full of "you got it wrong!", which I suppose is what happens when you think you've got a big gotcha over a former PM - which then turns out to be a hoax. Wonder if his backer had a word or two to him about this?

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#3077669 18-May-2023 22:03

quickymart:

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-04-2023/no-jacinda-ardern-isnt-joining-the-paid-speaker-circuit

I guess a bit of fact-checking never goes amiss. This is a fairly big screw-up for him, so much so I believe he's making an apology on his show tomorrow. His Twitter feed tonight is full of "you got it wrong!", which I suppose is what happens when you think you've got a big gotcha over a former PM - which then turns out to be a hoax. Wonder if his backer had a word or two to him about this?

im not sure they would, it’s the Wright family, and there’s quite a bit out there on where their political allegiances lie, I’d suggest that they are quite happy with anything that would cast the Left in a poor light, whether it’s true or not

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#3077670 18-May-2023 22:27

I actually thought in the interview with that Wright guy he came across as quite arrogant but at the same time clueless about a number of things.

Despite getting funding from him for about 3 years I notice that Plunket has offered a Platform subscription option as of late.

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#3398612 31-Jul-2025 08:25

And now Mr Plunket appears to have lost his rich backer: https://www.webworm.co/p/thewrightfamily

Reduced to donations/merchandise sales, it seems. He also made some horrific comments about the situation in Gaza which probably didn't help him either.

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#3401344 9-Aug-2025 21:41

I have very mixed feelings about The Platform.

On one hand alt-media which is not paid off by the government is definitely needed but on the other I see no value in giving Tamaki, McCoskrie, and co, an outlet to tout their senseless hate speech.

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#3401350 9-Aug-2025 21:57

What media is "paid off by the government"?

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