This is brilliant.
No one does observational humour quite like The Oatmeal.
Sunday 27 February 2011
Thursday 24 February 2011
When you're this Close Up, it looks ugly
I've got to question the role of our state broadcaster, Television New Zealand.
The day following Waitangi Day, I watched a story on Close Up of a dispute between local Iwi and land owners about Maungatautari Sanctuary.
Before the story even starts, it's fair to assume that it was always going to be a dispute of a complex nature. When it comes to disagreement over land ownership, is there any other kind?
And here lies my point.
What is Close Up possibly hoping to achieve in devoting just 12 minutes to a story that actually warrants an hour-long documentary in order to inform their audience with a fair perspective on the facts and opinions from both sides?
It pissed me off. Lots.
Surely all this ordinary piece of journalism does is agitate negative misconceptions and racist attitudes. Is this in line with the TVNZ Charter?
It's the sort of crappy sensationalised piece that Close Up execs know will rate well and watch well in the heartland of New Zealand.
Our state broadcaster needs to take a far more responsible role in informing and educating New Zealanders about land and race issues than this throwaway segment aired the day after Waitangi Day.
Friday 11 February 2011
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