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#2145504 14-Dec-2018 19:04

DarthKermit: Why Boeing 747s have humps
When Stuff can't think of anything to actually report about.

Thought maybe it was for the 50th anniversary, but no, that's still two months away.

A once over lightly and full of inaccuracies (AFAIK).

So just a slow news day.

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#2145509 14-Dec-2018 20:18

Anonymous note left in Porirua mailboxes demands residents mow their lawns

Its not on CNN or BBC yet, but it will be. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/109356650/anonymous-note-left-in-porirua-mailboxes-demands-residents-mow-lawns-weed-garden

It even got promoted to the big photo on the top left, and rightly so, its breaking news....

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#2145556 14-Dec-2018 21:42

DarthKermit: Why Boeing 747s have humps
When Stuff can't think of anything to actually report about.

The real reason: So the pilot has room to sit with his wallet in his back pocket

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#2146059 16-Dec-2018 11:23

NZH headline today:

“Boozy police officer faces the sack after performing sex act on train“.

Steamy sex scene, anyone? That’s pretty bloody kinky. So what’s that called - machiniality? Enginality?

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#2146083 16-Dec-2018 12:26

Anyone else noticed how many 'opinion' articles there are on the Stuff and probably the Herald website as well? I think the answer is cost. Here are two stories with a very rough idea on costs.

Story One. Reporter goes to West Coast to cover some big issue - what ever. Reporter needs a motel for at least one night, maybe two. Reporter needs time to interview people and get some photos. Cost of either an airfare and rental car or car and petrol costs. Meals. So not a huge cost to the story but $$$ for sure.

Story Two - an 'opinion piece'. Reporter gets up, has breakfast, turns on laptop and browses a few websites for a story that could be relatable to NZ. Choose a story with some really good photos from Reuters or some other site. Cost of those photos not known I imagine Stuff and the Herald have a deal where it probably costs very little to re-publish a photo. Reporter thinks of how the overseas news event could be re-hashed into a controversial NZ topic. Story is written and submitted. Cost of this story - whatever they pay for re-use of content and photos.

Story one requires real journalistic skills. Story two requires lateral thinking and creative writing skills. It's something that talented Year 10 to Year 12 students could do quite easily.

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#2146085 16-Dec-2018 12:28

eracode: NZH headline today:

“Boozy police officer faces the sack after performing sex act on train“.

Steamy sex scene, anyone? That’s pretty bloody kinky. So what’s that called - machiniality? Enginality?

More important - which end of the train did he use?

Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

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#2146086 16-Dec-2018 12:31

amiga500:

Story one requires real journalistic skills. Story two requires lateral thinking and creative writing skills. It's something that talented Year 10 to Year 12 students could do quite easily.

Story one also requires that the journalist invest the time and effort to do some basic background research so they can conduct an informative interview and ask meaningful questions. (pause for laughter)

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#2146088 16-Dec-2018 12:37

Rikkitic:
eracode: NZH headline today:

“Boozy police officer faces the sack after performing sex act on train“.

Steamy sex scene, anyone? That’s pretty bloody kinky. So what’s that called - machiniality? Enginality?

More important - which end of the train did he use?

He only got caught because he ran out of puff.

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#2146140 16-Dec-2018 15:01

John McAfee one-upped him, as shown in the following article. Oh, did I mention he's planning on running for US president in 2020?

The following link contains strong language, adult themes.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/11/27/wait-wut-john-mcafee-tweets-about-having-sex-with-whales-and-there-are-no-words-to-describe-the-thread-that-follows/

The preceding link contains strong language, adult themes.

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#2146142 16-Dec-2018 15:10

eracode:
Rikkitic:

eracode: NZH headline today:

“Boozy police officer faces the sack after performing sex act on train“.

Steamy sex scene, anyone? That’s pretty bloody kinky. So what’s that called - machiniality? Enginality?

More important - which end of the train did he use?

He only got caught because he ran out of puff.

Don't know why he got caught - he was on his guard.

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#2146153 16-Dec-2018 15:54

kingdragonfly: John McAfee one-upped him, as shown in the following article. Oh, did I mention he's planning on running for US president in 2020?

The following link contains strong language, adult themes.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/11/27/wait-wut-john-mcafee-tweets-about-having-sex-with-whales-and-there-are-no-words-to-describe-the-thread-that-follows/

The preceding link contains strong language, adult themes.

I have NO idea what that was about.

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#2146157 16-Dec-2018 16:19

kingdragonfly: John McAfee one-upped him, as shown in the following article. Oh, did I mention he's planning on running for US president in 2020?

The following link contains strong language, adult themes.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/11/27/wait-wut-john-mcafee-tweets-about-having-sex-with-whales-and-there-are-no-words-to-describe-the-thread-that-follows/

The preceding link contains strong language, adult themes.

John McAfee tried to one-up him.

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#2146225 16-Dec-2018 18:21

Pronhub is well-known for their analytics.

For 2018, no surprises here for Kiwis, except when compared to worldwide statistics Kiwi females was a larger percentage than average, smart phones used less than normal, and per capita usage larger than average.

Searching for "fortnite" struck me as odd.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12177117

Randy nation: Kiwi Pornhub habits of 2018 revealed
NZ Herald

Pornhub has released its insights into New Zealanders' porn habits of 2018, including details of the most searched keywords and the amount of time spent on its site.

According to Pornhub, "Maori" was the most popular searched item for Kiwi Pornhub users, with the search "lesbian" the second most searched.

"New Zealand" and "Samoan" were the third and fourth most searched word among Kiwis, while "Fortnite" was the eight most searched category.

More than 100 million people around the world visit the site every day, with Kiwis the 27th largest Pornhub consumer in the world.
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#2146253 16-Dec-2018 20:15

amiga500:

Anyone else noticed how many 'opinion' articles there are on the Stuff and probably the Herald website as well?   I think the answer is cost.   Here are two stories with a very rough idea on costs.

Story One. Reporter goes to West Coast to cover some big issue - what ever.   Reporter needs a motel for at least one night, maybe two. Reporter needs time to interview people and get some photos. Cost of either an airfare and rental car or car and petrol costs. Meals.   So not a huge cost to the story but $$$ for sure.

Story Two - an 'opinion piece'.   Reporter gets up, has breakfast, turns on laptop and browses a few websites for a story that could be relatable to NZ. Choose a story with some really good photos from Reuters or some other site. Cost of those photos not known I imagine Stuff and the Herald have a deal where it probably costs very little to re-publish a photo.   Reporter thinks of how the overseas news event could be re-hashed into a controversial NZ topic. Story is written and submitted.    Cost of this story - whatever they pay for re-use of content and photos.

Story one requires real journalistic skills. Story two requires lateral thinking and creative writing skills. It's something that talented Year 10 to Year 12 students could do quite easily.

I too have noticed the massive increase in OPINION pieces which include pieces written by so called celebs. It is disturbing to me as many of these pieces are not balanced in the slightest.

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#2146453 17-Dec-2018 09:56

Very slow news day...

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