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Hard News: Finally, the Teapot Tape?

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  • merc, in reply to linger,

    reckless inattention to personal danger

    Does not score well on any personality or intelligence test.
    Greg, no implication for nasty things to happen from me, indeed I am not worried by the two Johnnies only in so far as to how woefully unconscious they are and how fixated on things that matter very little in the grand scheme of things. Oh to have such a privileged position in life that your only concern is how puffed up you can be for other people.
    Oh the 43 million to TV3 is quite concerning when Key says they..."have them in the bag."

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • linger, in reply to Greg Dawson,

    Wasn't an implication I was trying to make; but yes.
    Comment reformulated to remove any last hint of that.

    Tokyo • Since Apr 2007 • 1944 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic,

    NZ drops 5 places in RSF media freedom index. Should anyone be surprised? Hell, even the Electoral Finance Act didn't cause a ranking this low.

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Greg Dawson,

    All good, I didn't mean to come across as the thought police or anything.

    The freedom index rating we had was always a bit iffy, like the corruption rating that we keep getting. I think it's strongly correlated with how much attention we get - ie, if there's no news, people assume there is no news.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 294 posts Report Reply

  • merc,

    I'm waiting for the ratings rater's ratings story ;-)

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Kumara Republic,

    NZ drops 5 places in RSF media freedom index. Should anyone be surprised?

    No, no one should be surprised. Although I'm sure David Farrar will have some rationalisation that says it's okay.

    I'm presuming the ranking period covers the teapot investigation, but not the current NZ On Air debacle.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • DexterX,

    Key was able to spot the d-vice on account of his dealings with the FBI regrading the Mr Dot Com investigation – this gave Key the relative experience in matters of surveillance.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1224 posts Report Reply

  • Martin Lindberg, in reply to Kumara Republic,

    NZ drops 5 places in RSF media freedom index.

    Still, that's from 8 to 13. Not exactly on the level of Australia (30), the UK (28), the US (47) or SA (42).

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report Reply

  • stever@cs.waikato.ac.nz,

    I'm not sure the media here have really been tested by events much or often, so it's more like we're "benefitting" in these ratings from a form of "if you don't say anything, people can't tell you've got nothing interesting to say or that you're an idiot, and tend to over-rate you" sort of thing.

    The press here seem, to me, to be at about the (in UK-terms) Daily Mail level---concentrating on house prices, celebrities and death (not necessarily in that order).

    So, nothing too offensive, but with a consistent frame, a few hangups, and not much at all in the way of "investigation".

    Print the press releases almost verbatim, don't rock the boat away from a conservative bent, appeal to the middle classes, and you're doing "OK".

    Hamilton • Since Nov 2006 • 73 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to stever@cs.waikato.ac.nz,

    next, an investigation into the death of celebrity house prices..

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Sacha,

    the death of celebrity house prices..

    LOL

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • nzlemming, in reply to Sacha,

    DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS!

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Sacha,

    next, an investigation into the rebirth of celebrity house prices..

    No sooner said than done

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Stupid,

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 75 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic,

    Police have dropped all charges in the Teapot Tapes case. So the whole thing looks like it was pursued out of spite.

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Raymond A Francis, in reply to Kumara Republic,

    While he only received a warning, Ambrose’s actions were illegal, Burgess said.

    Future occurrences were likely to be prosecuted.

    “We were satisfied on this occasion that there was [prima facie evidence].

    But police decided there was not sufficient public interest in the matter going to court, he said.

    “I reached the view that a prosecution was not required in this instance.”

    In the view of police investigators, the recording was “most likely” on purpose, but at the least “reckless”.

    45' South • Since Nov 2006 • 578 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

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