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• The Lost Nuance of Media Coverage (with Chris Hipkins Q&A)

  October 11, 2026 · 35 min

  On the North Shore this weekend, both Chrises gave us examples of how media is forced to summarise complicated, nuanced moments and details into a few sentences or a quick soundbite package. 00:00 - Introduction 05:46 - Chris Hipkins Q&A…

• Coffee & Context: Manufactured Fear

  October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

  Did Ram raids just vanish? Why don't you hear so much about smash and grabs anymore? Fear Manufacturing is a core element of how news media sells clicks, and here in Aotearoa, it's also a major driver behind narratives the Coalition like…

• Headline Priming and the Election

  October 9, 2026 · 10 min

  Headline Priming is the term we use for when headlines shape our views of an issue, politician or event before we’ve even read a word of the story - and during the election, our Media goes into over drive using this tool to tell you how to…

• Oh it's the part of the election when the Right Punch Down... Again.

  October 8, 2026 · 10 min

  How do you distract from the fact you’re tanking an election, people are calling you out for lying and you’re not helping people with the issues they face? By introducing regressive, harmful policies designed to grab headlines at the cost…

• The Post Debate Fact Check

  October 7, 2026 · 10 min

  After the First Chris debate, there was always going to be push back on the results - and shockingly to no one who has been paying attention, National’s own fact checks are wrong and need to be corrected, along with some other post debate…

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