Describing anyone as the 'Michael Jordan' of beach volleyball (RNZ) sounds pretty dumb to me!

There's a fire in Falt Bursh today..

More journalistic quality from RNZ:

Taxpayers' Union head of campaigns Callum Purves told the Herald that it was Niwa "clearly haven't got the message that the new Government is wanton to rein in the excessive public spending we've had for the past six years".

Or maybe they are letting AI write their stories now?

TVOne news this time:

Prime what now?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350184942/labour-hire-firm-liquidation-immigration-nz-helping-staff

Say what?

vexxxboy:

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350184942/labour-hire-firm-liquidation-immigration-nz-helping-staff

 

Say what?

 

What's the problem here? You just posted a link. Is it the headline or something in the content?

Made with the milk of milk?  What is the milk of milk?  Cream???  Enquiring minds want to know....

Traditional mozzarella can be made from either buffalo or cow's milk anyway so either would be acceptable.

How come the cow and sheep possess their milk, but the buffalo doesn’t?

Dingbatt: How come the cow and sheep possess their milk, but the buffalo doesn’t?

Buffalo bias, I guess?

freitasm:

 

vexxxboy:

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350184942/labour-hire-firm-liquidation-immigration-nz-helping-staff

 

Say what?

 

 

What's the problem here? You just posted a link. Is it the headline or something in the content?

 

sorry i thought it was obvious when you read the headline, When i read the headline i wondered why the labour party would hire a firm that was in liquidation.

Yes, I thought this is what you were referring to, but because it isn't clear enough and could go either way your post without a comment made no sense.

I read the headline as a labour hire firm is in liquidation and Immigration NZ is helping staff. I didn't think of labour party hiring a firm in liquidation.

Could it be less ambiguous? Yes.

Is it wrong? I don't think so.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/509722/paying-to-park-at-wellington-train-stations-the-wrong-way-to-go 

For context, as far as I know and can see Kenepuru station has no Park & Ride facilities at all. (Potentially meaning that Mayor Baker is telling untruths as well.)

Porirua station itself on the other hand has a massive car park.

freitasm:

 

Journalists don't understand that their job is to find the truth.

 

"If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the window and find out which is true." (Sam Kinch and ‎Stuart Long)

 

This may have been the case in “the olden days”, but I suggest* recent graduates of journalism courses operate under different priorities. They will;

Quote opinion as fact (OAF),

Cut and Paste press releases verbatim,

Use social media as a source,

Use sound bites to alter context,

Stand outside a location for a live cross hours after an event has occurred,

And, Only report what is allowed by their organisation.

The days of reporting displayed in the movie All The President’s Men are long gone.

* In a previous role I was provided with extensive media management training and had dealings with ‘journalists’ on a regular basis. My comments are my opinion but are based my personal experience of what occurred (including information provided) vs what was reported.