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Thursday, May 6th, 2010The Onion reports on a US Supreme Court obscenity decision upholding First Amendment rights. Recommended, if only for the accompanying photograph.
Scotland’s Dunne v Canwest
Friday, April 30th, 2010Remember Peter Dunne’s successful legal action forcing his inclusion in TV3’s televised election debate? The Scottish National party has tried it too. Not so successfully though. [PS Decision here. A few notable things. First, it’s hard to disagree with the party’s claim that the debates really are extremely significant in determining electoral support. The Liberal Democrats’ […]
Back on the block
Friday, April 23rd, 2010I’m back in Wellington after a sojourn in Melbourne for most of six months. While we’re not talking about media law, I will take the opportunity to post the alternate version of the Australian national anthem I composed for them while I was over there. I have long been impressed by the line “Our home is girt by sea”. It’s […]
Michael Laws breaches broadcasting standards again
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010The BSA has pinged RadioLive talkback host Michael Laws yet again, this time for “blatant misrepresentation”. He had an exchange of emails with a health official concerned with Maori smoking that said: Laws: Stick to trying to get Māori to quit smoking, will you? Not exactly a sparkling success story, is it? Broughton: Not really. […]
Mau about gay issues
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Well, recent events have given a certain piquancy to the broadcasting standards complaint about this exchange between Paul Henry and Alison Mau, on Breakfast last year: Henry: …a little bit later in the morning I thought we might talk about the Acting Principal Family Court Judge’s call that it’s time the adoption laws were updated […]
Best headline of the year
Friday, November 27th, 2009My nomination: The NZ Herald’s Orchestral man hoovers in the dark
Best quote from Sarah Palin’s new book “Going Rogue”
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat? Hat-tip: Slate
Back on the block
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I’m back in town, after a stint overseas. If there’s some juicy speech issue I’ve missed, do drop me a line.
What’s wrong with trial by media?
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009I get irked by those who rail against “trial by media” as if it’s some general category of wrongdoing. Yes, some reporting of allegedly criminal conduct is unfair, inaccurate or unbalanced, and some may even prejudice an accused person’s right to a fair trial. In such cases, we should by all means criticise the reporting […]
Holiday time
Thursday, August 20th, 2009I’m off to Hong Kong, London and the South of Spain for six weeks or so. Then I’ll be based in Melbourne for a few weeks, beginning on October 10. Back in NZ late November. If you want to contact me, best to try claudiasteven@gmail.com, which I’ll try to check regularly.
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