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    Back Benches Job Summit special - by frog



    Last night, Back Benches broke with convention and invited more than just politicians, adding Charles Finny of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and Phil O’Rielly from Business NZ to the conversation. Politicos included our very own Sue Bradford and Labour’s Trevor Mallard. The topic on tap was JOBS. The jobs summit, the global recession and [...] read more
    February 26, 2009 12:30 pm - 18 Comments
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    Green Party opening broadcast Election 2008 - by frog



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    October 15, 2008 11:29 am - 7 Comments
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    TV commercials - by frog



    The Green Party television commercials are being screened from today on TV One, TV 3, Channel 4, Sky, Maori Television and Alt TV. The rest of the ads are available here. read more
    October 8, 2008 3:43 pm - 18 Comments
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    What’s the public good of broadcasting? - by frog



    I feel a certain amount of sympathy for the National Party over its beratable broadcasting policy.  The nature of media has changed so much in recent years that the debate can no longer be easily defined as either public or private.  With a multitude of television stations, radio networks and print publications available, many operating [...] read more
    July 8, 2008 10:35 am - 24 Comments
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    More on the Swindle - by frog



    Frogblog commenters have had some good debate about the merits or otherwise of screening the climate change denying ‘documentary’ (*cough*) The Great Global Warming Swindle this Sunday night.  The debate centres around the question of whether Prime Television should, in the interests of free speech, knowingly broadcast a programme that is quantifiably misleading and inaccurate.  [...] read more
    May 28, 2008 1:16 pm - 21 Comments
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    Sunday night viewing - by frog



    If you’re on the couch this Sunday evening you’ve got a great television choice; TV2′s The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe or Prime’s The Great Global Warming Swindle. In other words we have a choice between two fictional fantasy myths with thinly hidden conservative agendas.  You can read more at MediaLens about the Great [...] read more
    May 27, 2008 2:27 pm - 206 Comments