Reflections on the NZ Herald

Somewhere in St Heliers a sign says "NZ Herald" where a rolled up newspaper is presumably stuffed most days for those who still prefer an actual newspaper to the internet.

Somewhere in Surfdale a pile of newspapers sit at the door frame to a fruit and grocery store - the headlines scream - to be purchased by those on the go as they make their way home and see Luxon's offices have been painted on by Banksy - no - it wasn't him, - imagine that - but no - it was a political statement about freeing up Visas for people in Gaza cos Erica had said there was no way out - and so could not be bothered waving Visas about.

Somewhere the people who load bundles of papers onto ferries and drive the news to the outlets most mornings - take a well earned rest now - and it's Saturday so its time to play.

Eyes scan the words in a Titirangi cafe lost in the clouds, while a man strokes his chin in Grey Lynn and looks down the road where his grandmother grew up. Now he's old and alone, but he's got his paper and smokes and the new broken phone.

It's no longer 74 when the old news men wore ties badly and they hitched ridiculous shorts up and pulled on long white socks, when it was hip to have an orange and brown kitchen, and a pool room in the basement and formica tables and aluminium dinner chairs ...and a huge set of wooden speakers near the beer fridge...by the dart board and the poster of some American film star.

But now, something was different, as if it all had gone twisted and the truth did not matter anymore, cos well the new news was all about attention and selling a lie and getting yourself in the limelight where no news was bad news and now the editorial eye, winks and smiles at fake news - like it's fresh apple pie.

Okay so long introduction but the NZ Herald published an editorial today titled Minor Coalition Partners make the most of the limelight.

It struck me that this was akin to rewarding bad behaviour with a kind of "boys will be boys" wink and a nudge, aye aye ...go on then, go on...put the mirror on your shoe - type attitude.

You know the type, the NZ Editorial - was one of those - egging on the delinquent children - aren't they magnificent - got away with it too - good for them etc... it was only ants under that magnifying glass - chips off the old block aye.

David Seymour had "taken the moral high ground" according to this NZ Herald Editorial person - when somebody imagined to the NZ Editorial that David had been spat at ...and being the Editorial it never asked any questions - not like in 74 when they would have said "Bullshit, go and find me a real story".

Some kid spat on the ground at Seymour's feet but oh he took the moral high ground - and bathed in the limelight according to this Editorial person.

Shane Jone's was rewarded for being such a giant pompous ass because he suggested the wet dream that we reopen a dead oil refinery - and the NZ Herald gazed about imagining people returning to their old jobs - and imagined how Jones had planted the seed of this idea ...and so ...it was a win and bathed in the limelight - or the TV porn light ...or similar. Forget about evidence of survey data, the Editorial had a fertile imagination.

Winston the old chuckle - had made up a cool story and blamed the media which played into the hand's of morons who vote for him so they declared him the winner of limelight as well.

Poor poor Christopher pushed out of the limelight lamented the NZ Herald like it was feeding you soggy weetbix on a tea spoon.

Just don't do it for too long Christopher said the NZ Herald editorial - or people may not know who is in charge.

HOLY SHIT BALLS !!!

People know who is not in charge more like it.

Yes this is a critique of the NZ Herald's attitude and I can tell you right now if the Greens or TPM or Labour carried on like Luxon, Winston and Seymour the "boys club" attitude would soon be replaced with withering disgust and seething fury.

Such is the bias of the Editorial who sucks up to the board where far above Barbara Chapman looks down and smiles....like the emperor in the Return of the Jedi.

Everything is going as she has foreseen while some media assets in the portfolio glue the right together...I mean boys will be boys old chap...won't they now.

Full credit for the limelight.

Reflections on the NZ Herald

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