Topic: The State of Reporting in New Zealand

Offline frankytanky

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I see Dana Johnannsen (NZH) is getting a right royal bollocking on social media for her take on the Sochi.
Facefuck appreciation page is here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bullshit-articles-by-Dana-Johannsen/682600031791693
Her main article that is causing it is here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/dana-johannsen/news/article.cfm?a_id=360&objectid=11204998

She didn't help herself in the fact that she tweeted prior to the Olympics "Trying my hand at covering Winter Olympics. Apparently Christy Prior is amped to shred in the semifinals...I don't even know what that means."
Nice to see they send a reporter to try her hand at something as small as winter Olympics.

Reply #25 Posted: February 20, 2014, 01:04:22 pm

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What the hell is this? Fire the Journalist and the Editor and the Head of Reporting. Do you know how many people an article like that has to go through before it is released to the public?

I hope she is staying in one of those expensive Sochi Hotels Putin spent $50,000,000,000,000 on

Reply #26 Posted: February 20, 2014, 02:40:14 pm
I am now banned from GetSome

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Meanwhile, real news is happening in Ukraine.
Any of this in the NZ media? That aren't (actually or written as) fuckderp opinion pieces?

Reply #27 Posted: February 21, 2014, 09:08:46 am
Everyone needs more Bruce Campbell.

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Meanwhile, real news is happening in Ukraine.
Any of this in the NZ media? That aren't (actually or written as) fuckderp opinion pieces?

It's a true representation to the state of (NZ) media when there are 'real' stories like what's happening in Ukraine getting completely ignored from front pages and big headlines.

It makes me furiously frustrated.

Can't only blame the media tho, the people love garbage.

Can we start a new media outlet? Lets call it GS: Fucking Clue
Last Edit: February 22, 2014, 02:36:35 pm by prolax

Reply #28 Posted: February 22, 2014, 12:33:54 pm

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celeb died, incoming quality journalism - don't read it all at once!

Reply #29 Posted: February 22, 2014, 03:41:51 pm

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I wouldn't go so far as so say I'm glad she's dead, but I certainly won't shed a tear. Annoying attention whore, who can't handle being called out for being an attention whore.


Reply #30 Posted: February 22, 2014, 05:16:00 pm

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celeb died, incoming quality journalism - don't read it all at once!

Huh?

Reply #31 Posted: February 22, 2014, 10:50:26 pm
Everyone needs more Bruce Campbell.

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Reply #32 Posted: February 23, 2014, 01:05:13 am
Maybe if i just click this.....shit...DV gonna be maaaaad!

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Oh right.
Celebrity. That makes more sense. I initially read it as "Caleb", I thought he was talking about some semi well knowen shit talking columnist, which I thought was a bit harsh, lol.

So basically, tl/dr:

Embattled woman with personal deamons commits suicide. Possibly partly due to media pressures, now in death they still won't leave her alone.

Sad.
Last Edit: February 23, 2014, 11:53:31 pm by Pyromanik

Reply #33 Posted: February 23, 2014, 11:51:47 pm
Everyone needs more Bruce Campbell.

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Just posted a separate article re: Dana Joh-dickface. Just for a different line of opinion:
http://www.getsome.co.nz/index.php?topic=86941.msg1537456#new

Reply #34 Posted: February 26, 2014, 04:28:40 pm
Maybe if i just click this.....shit...DV gonna be maaaaad!