Gordon Campbell on saving journalists, not an industry that routinely exploits them
Labour is saying it needs to listen. Apparently, Labour is going to spend 2024 listening, and 2025 thinking about its options. It could be 2026 […]
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Gordon Campbell on global factors contributing to the possible demise of TV3
Oaktree has come under pressure to shed and/or streamline underperforming assets. So TV3 and Bravo are being peeled off from MediaWorks and put on the block.
Gordon Campbell on the extradition of Julian Assange
It isn’t necessary to like Julian Assange to think that his extradition to the US (on the charge of aiding and abetting Chelsea Manning) would be a major injustice.
Gordon Campbell on hostility against journalists, and Israel’s lies about Iran
Tomorrow (May 3) is the UN’s World Press Freedom Day. At last count, 32 working journalists had been killed this year up until April 30, […]
Gordon Campbell on the killing of the Fairfax/NZME merger
The vast majority of the public would agree with the Commission. Journalism is not baked beans. Society conveys certain powers and responsibilities on the Fourth Estate for a reason.
Gordon Campbell on journalism’s future in the era of “alternative facts.”
Already, the White House has made it clear that the media are the new enemy that the new President’s supporters will be encouraged to unite against.
Lies, Damn Lies and Opinion Polls
Are journalists prone to being dazzled by numbers?