Mediawatch Green shoots and dire data, NZME angst, easiest scoop ever
Are media confusing us with claims of green shoots in the economy at the same time as headlining more dire data? Also: the epic security fail at the top of the Trump regime that gave a journalist the easiest scoop he'll ever get - and the battle for control of NZME ramps up with a flurry of letters.
But first -- it’s not news that our economy;s been going backwards - and the numbers on that don’t lie.
But now some new numbers are on the way up - and that is news.
But other economic numbers in the news are still bad news.
We look at the the dire data and the claims of green shoots - and ask if the media might be mixing its messages - and confusing us all:
Mistakes happen. Everyone makes them. That’s why security protocols exist—
Security systems are only as effective as the people who use them.
But looping a senior journalist into top level chat about imminent military strikes?
easiest scoop ever
That didn't stop the MAGA-men playing a lame blame game with the media.
The bitter battle to control NZME - the company that publishes the Herald and owns NZTB - rolls on, mostly in exchanges of letters.
Also - how producers behind the scenes can keep their presenters on the mic on the straight and narrow.