Quentin Todd
Since: 2007-11-03 07:27:50.433
Posts: 68
Posted at 2007-12-03 20:57:17.886. Permalink.
Denise, Denise, Denise -you have got me started now! - oh my! My keyboard will be 'hoarse' sore after my fingers rip through it on the mystery of the disappearing micro sized dog- yap, yap. No offence to Nicky Watson at all but as a qualified Journalist I hate media ethics with a passion. [Growl noise here]
I wondered when I was doing my degree about how to juggle the dilemmas of corporate owned media and true,solid and good journalism [deep philosophical thinking with hand on chin here] and came away disillusioned that media reality in New Zealand is too market driven. Too 'let's model on CNN, ABC, Fox, CIA, FBI whatever...'
I take my point to Counsel-was the recent parade of 'protesters of the "Terrorism Catch debacle"...' theatre driven or a real concern? The balance between reality and hype, ie, protesters and real Police Intelligence reveal very wide gaps in reporting. In this media staturated society of ours we have overstretched the TV news. The blur between reality and hyped news is overwhelming.
Ok.. so just part of my analysis of TV news in particular.
BUT please where is the Media Ethics Council if we have one here??? I am increasingly becoming disturbed with the level of reported news and reality.
As a budding new shoot of a plant called Policy Advisor specialising in Foreign Policy and National Security [hopeful giggle,smile and deeper thought here]I will back United on any law requiring Media in NZ to be more responsible. Though I suspect that many will say Orwell has arrived if we did just that. Would they? I could write for hours...
terrylev
Since: 2007-08-09 10:15:23.358
Posts: 8
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Posted at 2007-12-06 12:08:17.269. Permalink.
Al Gore's assault on reason puts the mind numbing/dumbing quality of TV at the very heart of the erosion of American democracy.
It is quite clear that we deal today with an audience that is becoming increasingly less analytic and insightful in its analysis of what does and doesn't count.
Hence we accept, as if it were normal airbrushed shots of the PM in a starring role as a primary driver of her parties platform rather than ideology. In fact, around the world ideologies have narrowed, become increasingly less differentiable and we start to rely purely on personality and TV dollars spent in 30 second ads as the basis for our choice of leaders. You get what you pay for politics.
So the Electoral reform bill may well have inherent to it, critical issues of democracy. Unfortunately, the debate has quickly descended into grandstanding without any intellectual rigour.
On a second subject - I am angered by the response of the Hutt Valley DHB's suggestion to merge with Capital Coast. Truth is they already operate in tandem as a buying entity so why not broader? Is it simply because as he says he is really satisfied with his life and leisure. This from a man who in his role, by definition, soaks up dollars that would otherwise go to patient treatment to support his "life and leisure." Has anyone ever done a study and comparison of NZ, France, Sweden and the health budget per person of population plus a comparison of the cost of the bureaucracy administering it? Every single spokesperson during this mess in Wellington says that the problem lies in the bureaucrats not dealing with, listening to or supporting the clinicians.
Damian Light
Since: 2007-08-16 23:02:21.605
Posts: 36
Posted at 2007-12-11 23:00:09.115. Permalink.
I often find myself cringing when watching some of the media reporting in this country. Instead of real stories with decent investigative journalism we seem to be fed what ever the outlet thinks will sell - no matter how accurate or relevant.
And I don't know that we can blame the media - how long have we accepted it for!
My pet hate with the NZ media at the moment is live reports when it�s not necessary. I�ve seen reporters standing in the dark outside a courthouse reporting live on an incident that occurred hours previously. Is the live report supposed to impress us or make us believe that the information is more up to date ?
Quentin Todd
Since: 2007-11-03 07:27:50.433
Posts: 68
Posted at 2007-12-12 17:32:52.334. Permalink.
From a Journalist point of view, it is quite
unneccessary for journalists to stand out doing the Live feed. This is how TV works. Its a capture for audience and therefore ratings increase. The numbers game you see. Its all blood death tradegy and scandal particurly sexual that makes news. the model that TVNZ and TV3 use is primarily a "tested" one from the US.
Good news is considered boring.
The language of journalists is so disgusting. poor English and grab for attention in the first 27 words-no more no less... is all the reporaire they must use to capture audience.
Finally, it's why I am not a full time journalist- Media Ethics suks. But then you are right what are we going to do about it.
