tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post909284223294303460..comments2023-11-13T16:30:40.096+13:00Comments on Editing the Herald: Friday, March 20, 2009: Trial by mediaJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-52402471433120968502009-03-25T00:52:00.000+13:002009-03-25T00:52:00.000+13:00Back to the original post: Are you seriously sugge...Back to the original post: Are you seriously suggesting the media should wait respectfully outside the courtroom, tug the forelock when the judge reads the verdict three weeks later, then file 500 words and leave it at that. Personally, I quite like living in a society where the mechanisms of the judiciary and the police force are examined and reported upon.<BR/>And I assure you, there is nothing sensational about court reporting: what's said in court is repeated in the paper. That's how it's done. A journalist who adds anything juicy gets in the poop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-27127840459056892852009-03-23T13:23:00.000+13:002009-03-23T13:23:00.000+13:00Well, good point really. Although I guess I was se...Well, good point really. Although I guess I was seeing it in terms of the spin that the Herald chooses to throw at it. Reading the earlier articals it was obvious that the Herald was pushing a barrow (Crime is hurting our tourist image) but the parties wouldnt play ball. So you ended up with a "...(whoever) denies that this is having an effect... type story. I found it interesting that the Herald has pushed the line that our image is being damaged so often, but chose to go the opposite way with this artical.Webnomixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235477110159360916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-88950962182671634512009-03-23T06:55:00.000+13:002009-03-23T06:55:00.000+13:00so the new zealand herald - and other newspapers f...so the new zealand herald - and other newspapers for that matter - should not publish stories if they in some way conflict with previous reporting?<BR/><BR/>labour wins election. national wins election.<BR/><BR/>nice logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-82521599948989976282009-03-20T14:52:00.000+13:002009-03-20T14:52:00.000+13:00Great blog - but I am surprised you decided to giv...Great blog - but I am surprised you decided to give todays absolute stunner a miss..."Advisers: Crime laws will hurt NZ's image" <BR/><BR/>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10562582<BR/><BR/>Particularly when you consider the previous stories the Herald has gleefully written about crime destroying our overseas reputation. I really like "Safety warning for Asian Tourists" and "Scenery, socialising and Safety" for lightweight fluff.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10519273<BR/><BR/>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10543117<BR/><BR/>You could almost forgive "Tourist Numbers Plummet" for it's struggeling attempt to tie falling tourist numbers in with high crime... read a list of tourist related crimes, followed by a denial by the tourist boards that they had even considered the possibility the two could be connected. The artical almost becomes farcical in the way the Herald tries to persue the argument. I wonder if they ever bother to read past copies of the Herald before they try and juggle up a story. Great fun.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10500951Webnomixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235477110159360916noreply@blogger.com