Some of their comments have been openly biased the Labour government in Britain seems to have been taken over by Zionists here we've been taken over by American apologists Winston Peters an Israeli apologist it's disgusting.
I think it safe to conclude that whatever the reason for RNZ switching from BBC to CNN as a digital news source, it was not for the purpose of achieving objectivity, accuracy and balance.
The colonialist regime has been divided by Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. Foreign Minister Winston Peters sides with the Trump administration, while former Labour leader Phil Goff openly came out for the British, and current Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sits on the fence though with a discernible tilt towards the US.
The BBC is closely identified with British government policies, and even though CNN is not Trump's favorite broadcaster could it be that RNZ is simply following the Luxon government's playbook on international affairs by inclining towards a US news source?
Mick's closing comment "Because of a lack of transparency, the reasoning behind these moves is clouded and why RNZ remains reticent over the issue is open to speculation" remains correct.
I also found the CNN move very interesting Geoff. And yes, maybe the reason was to placate Minto, avoid further reputational harm by diversifying its trusted news sources, etc, but not to strive for truth. Its radio output is still riddled with BBC audio.
Other strange recent goings-on include the removal of "The Proud Boys" from New Zealand's register of terrorist entities.
The Proud Boys haven't changed a jot but the US government has.
The Biden administration declared the Proud Boys to be terrorists because they supported Donald Trump. The New Zealand government dutifully followed suit. When Donald Trump returned to the presidency, naturally he revoked the Proud Boys terrorist designation. Again, New Zealand dutifully followed suit.
Whether one is designated a "reliable news source" or a "terrorist" by the New Zealand government has nothing to do with what one says or how one acts. It is determined solely by how one is viewed by the person who currently occupies the Oval Office. Even if that person happens to be totally deranged. Which means that the New Zealand government is something worse than a lunatic.
The fact is, and what the genocide in Palestine has made very clear, there are systemic issues at both RNZ and TVNZ that are compromising journalism in Aotearoa. We need to demand that independent bodies investigate both entities with a view to possibly dismantling them and replacing them with entities that safeguard journalism. Making it an election issue for political parties may be a good start.
There is no reason RNZ and TVNZ can’t widen their news sources to include non-Western ones and help counter bias. This has been requested of them and pointed out on several occasions and it’s being ignored.
TVNZ is still giving the perpetrator of GENOCIDAL SLAUGHTER, STARVATION & ETHNIC CLEANSING the last word in its reporting with its "Israel says...." closing statements. On 1st July on One News it had the story of Israel's attack on a beach side cafe in Gaza killing dozens of Palestinian civilians. Incongruously after showing all of the carnage and distraught people who had lost family members....the female newsreader finished with a straight-faced remark to the effect that Israel says it gives warnings to civilians prior to such attacks. Why is TVNZ STILL acting as a mouthpiece for GENOCIDAL Israel and providing it with a platform to air its disingenuous, cynical excuses after it has clearly carried out attacks/bombings with total disregard for civilian lives? STOP BEING AN APOLOGIST FOR GENOCIDAL ISRAEL TVNZ!!!! 😡
It is still very much there though Pauline and I suspect it always will and may get worse as the geopolitical situation gets worse. The reason RNZ stopped using BBC digital copy was possibly because it was just too crude in its propaganda and news leaders couldn't defend it when confronted by Minto and the PSNA. They then began using CNN which is just as bad, but probably less crude. Maybe they wanted to diversify to avoid criticism and protect their reputation.
BBC news has been simply absolutely awful for quite some time now, both in the tv and website versions. It is unwatchable now given the huge amount of distortion and propaganda lines it contains.
Some of their comments have been openly biased the Labour government in Britain seems to have been taken over by Zionists here we've been taken over by American apologists Winston Peters an Israeli apologist it's disgusting.
I think it safe to conclude that whatever the reason for RNZ switching from BBC to CNN as a digital news source, it was not for the purpose of achieving objectivity, accuracy and balance.
The colonialist regime has been divided by Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. Foreign Minister Winston Peters sides with the Trump administration, while former Labour leader Phil Goff openly came out for the British, and current Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sits on the fence though with a discernible tilt towards the US.
The BBC is closely identified with British government policies, and even though CNN is not Trump's favorite broadcaster could it be that RNZ is simply following the Luxon government's playbook on international affairs by inclining towards a US news source?
Mick's closing comment "Because of a lack of transparency, the reasoning behind these moves is clouded and why RNZ remains reticent over the issue is open to speculation" remains correct.
I also found the CNN move very interesting Geoff. And yes, maybe the reason was to placate Minto, avoid further reputational harm by diversifying its trusted news sources, etc, but not to strive for truth. Its radio output is still riddled with BBC audio.
Other strange recent goings-on include the removal of "The Proud Boys" from New Zealand's register of terrorist entities.
The Proud Boys haven't changed a jot but the US government has.
The Biden administration declared the Proud Boys to be terrorists because they supported Donald Trump. The New Zealand government dutifully followed suit. When Donald Trump returned to the presidency, naturally he revoked the Proud Boys terrorist designation. Again, New Zealand dutifully followed suit.
Whether one is designated a "reliable news source" or a "terrorist" by the New Zealand government has nothing to do with what one says or how one acts. It is determined solely by how one is viewed by the person who currently occupies the Oval Office. Even if that person happens to be totally deranged. Which means that the New Zealand government is something worse than a lunatic.
The fact is, and what the genocide in Palestine has made very clear, there are systemic issues at both RNZ and TVNZ that are compromising journalism in Aotearoa. We need to demand that independent bodies investigate both entities with a view to possibly dismantling them and replacing them with entities that safeguard journalism. Making it an election issue for political parties may be a good start.
There is no reason RNZ and TVNZ can’t widen their news sources to include non-Western ones and help counter bias. This has been requested of them and pointed out on several occasions and it’s being ignored.
Defund TVNZ and RNZ. Their cultures are by now so compromised I say let them collapse under the weight of their own contradictions...
TVNZ is still giving the perpetrator of GENOCIDAL SLAUGHTER, STARVATION & ETHNIC CLEANSING the last word in its reporting with its "Israel says...." closing statements. On 1st July on One News it had the story of Israel's attack on a beach side cafe in Gaza killing dozens of Palestinian civilians. Incongruously after showing all of the carnage and distraught people who had lost family members....the female newsreader finished with a straight-faced remark to the effect that Israel says it gives warnings to civilians prior to such attacks. Why is TVNZ STILL acting as a mouthpiece for GENOCIDAL Israel and providing it with a platform to air its disingenuous, cynical excuses after it has clearly carried out attacks/bombings with total disregard for civilian lives? STOP BEING AN APOLOGIST FOR GENOCIDAL ISRAEL TVNZ!!!! 😡
Their bias was very noticeable it does seemed to have softened lately.
It is still very much there though Pauline and I suspect it always will and may get worse as the geopolitical situation gets worse. The reason RNZ stopped using BBC digital copy was possibly because it was just too crude in its propaganda and news leaders couldn't defend it when confronted by Minto and the PSNA. They then began using CNN which is just as bad, but probably less crude. Maybe they wanted to diversify to avoid criticism and protect their reputation.
BBC news has been simply absolutely awful for quite some time now, both in the tv and website versions. It is unwatchable now given the huge amount of distortion and propaganda lines it contains.