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Australian politics and Marie Claire magazine

I'm not going to give this more time than it deserves.Marie Claire ran a story with senior Australian Labor MPs Penny Wong, Nicola Roxon, Jenny Macklin and others.  They asked questions such as who...

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Anna Guy - media

Anna Guy came to fame when her former husband Ewen McDonald allegedly murdered her brother, Scott Guy, and as far as I know has not undergone any media training.  I cannot believe she has been given a...

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Suicide Princess

So a lot of people are angry at the 2Day FM radio announcers Mel Greig and Michael Christian for calling the hospital that Kate Middelton was staying at after she had problems with her pregnancy.  The...

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2Day FM - 2 announcers crucufied, little focus on healthcare

About two weeks ago Kate Middleton was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital due to pregnancy related sickness.As you can imagine there was great interest in Middleton's pregnancy due to being a member...

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ACC Scandal to begin the year

Quite honestly I am disgusted that the Carpenter family are being paid $2000 a week on ACC for their disabled daughter.  The family do not live in NZ, and they only fly back once a month so that they...

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The gender gap - Pay and workforce trends & some analysis

For quite some time now I have advocated for equal gender rights between men and women.  I frequently say that child care needs to be divided between men and women and that this is the only way we will...

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Kiwis across the ditch - The TRUE story

It's the beginning of the year, Summer, and that means it is bushfire season across the ditch in Australia.  Bushfire season naturally means that there will be extensive damage and destruction, which...

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Sir Paul Holmes - A great broadcaster remembered

Every generation there is one broadcaster who captures our hearts.  One broadcaster who we admire for their work, their dedication and their tenacity.For this generation that is Sir Paul Holmes.It's...

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Seven Sharp - Can someone pass the bucket!

Seven Sharp - hosted by Ali Mau, Jesse Mulligan and Greg Boyed.  The show debuted yesterday and apparently it wasn't at seven sharp.Prior to the debut of the show there had been a number of reviews in...

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Seven Sharp - Episode two

The first episode of Seven Sharp aired on Monday night to terrible reviews.  It returned last night for a second episode and that is what this blog will be about, the overall show, the state of news...

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It started so well tonight - Seven Sharp - Night 3

The show started better than the previous two nights.  I liked their crack about beneficiaries and Asians being the most discriminated against so imagine if you were both.  Their reference on the...

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Seven Sharp - Episode 5 - I'll give it another week

Definitely getting better but I'm not sure if that is because Greg Boyed wasn't there or if the hosts are more comfortable and the stories are starting to get more serious.I still don't like the butt...

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Blog and Vlog

So as you know, I get so much abuse wherever I post or blog or vlog so comments are disabled here.  Comments are disabled on You Tube as they have been for ages.  I've been getting a lot of abuse and...

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Seven Sharp - Episode 8 - Love is in the air

Last night I was coaxed into watching Seven Sharp so reluctantly I agreed meaning I would miss Shortland Street.  I agreed because they appeared to have three clear cut definitive stories and the...

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Night 11 - Seven Sharp - Looks like it's getting sharper

I follow a lot of news organisations and programs on Twitter and one of those shows is Seven Sharp, the new current affairs show airing at 7pm on TVOne.  It's a show that has been heavily criticised as...

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Consumers not Citizens - News as a Commodity

I'm scared, I'm very scared and worried.  This is a sad day.  I've seen memes online about the death of journalism in 2012 and I had hoped that it would survive but it doesn't appear that has....

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It's In His Kiss - 2013 - The Return of the Jerk

Normally I stick to politics.  Normally I stick to writing about what goes in the media.  A few years ago I wrote a dating/sex column for one of the university magazines and thought I'd bring it back...

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X Factor - Insider

Samsung, with X Factor are giving a lucky viewer the chance to go behind the scenes with contestants, please vote for me on Facebook.  This would truly be a once in a lifetime opportunity of which I...

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Ten reasons to vote Liz Shaw as your Samsung Insider for this year's X Factor

10 - I studied the following:  Bachelor fo Arts in FTVMS & Politics, Post graduate Diploma in Communications (specialistation is Journalism), Diploma in Broadcasting.9 - I bought ten magazines a...

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X Factor - Review

I must say, for someone who doesn't normally enjoy reality TV I am LOVE LOVE LOVING X Factor 2013 on TV3.  Seriously, it's awesome.  I'm going to review the judges in this blog post and then in a...

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