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August 29th, 2008 at 12:14 pm by David FarrarListen to John Key on Nine to Noon. Key rules Peters out even if cleared by the SFO and Privileges Committee because he says his credibility is still too damaged. It is not just about criminal behaviour but ethical standards.
David Cohen has a 20 point test on whether you are a journalist or a blogger. I got 13/20 which makes me a “mid-grade hack” 
Frog Blog asks if Helen Clark may be regretting choosing go go with Winston instead of the Greens?
Idiot/Savant blogs on Day Two of the MMP Symposium. The panel session was interesting (in my rather conflicted opinion) and if things slow down I might try and do an extended post on it.
Bryce Edwards has an excellent piece of research on the funding of NZ First. It is not a scandal breaking story, but some detailed academic research, well referenced. We need more like this.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
It’s rich that they claim “knowing the difference between practise and practice” and “use the semicolon correctly” as signs of the true journalist. I had classmates at high school whose writing was more correct (and better) than a lot of the clanger-ridden Crimes against English that I read in the papers.
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Good to see John is finally starting to take my advice.
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
1) Are you paid for your writing?
6) Do you conduct interviews with the people quoted or mentioned in your articles?
13) Do you write under your real name?
20) Have you ever broken a major news story which was followed by other news media?
These four rule out most bloggers.
I would add another:
Does your url NOT end in blogger.com or wordpress.com ?
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I was yes to three of those
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Me2
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
DPF: so I presuming that means you are not paid for your writing ?
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
“Key rules Peters out even if cleared by the SFO and Privileges Committee because he says his credibility is still too damaged. It is not just about criminal behaviour but ethical standards…..”
And that would leave the credibility of the SFO and Priveleges committee, where……….?
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Does the question then become, given Huluns prevarication at ditching Winnie and duplicitous behaviour concerning knowledge of the donations to Winnie, WHO ELSE in the labour ranks has taken donations from Owen Glenn?
Wondering…
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
And surprisingly enough, I’m a pro (yeah, yeah, enough of the comments already). Even though most of my money is made in PR these days and my continued dabbling in journalism is for nostalgia, love and pin money. What I answered “no” to: I don’t regularly get advice from more experienced journalists – most of them have retired or gone into PR fulltime in order to earn a decent crust; at 40c a word, I’m not paid to make requests under the OIA any more – I’ll leave that to those on a salary/wage; ditto attending press conferences.
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I see Huluns been looking after her people at the expense of honest working folk
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=76&objectid=10529431
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
The most annoying thing for me about the NZFirst scandal is that it has taken the focus off Maurice Williamson and toll roads. That story would still be bubbling along nicely if it weren’t for Winston.
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
The same toll road story that labour were running with only they were to be 2 buck roads?
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
TOAD the GREENS should be asking the duplicitous lying crone to publicly commit to who will be first cab off the rank if she should have the numbers post election. Somehow I think she will choose Winston First as he is more attuned to be her blood-brother, while your party does contain some people of principle.
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Really? No, really??? That’s the “most annoying thing”? Not the corruption and lies from a senior Minister, the fact that the PM isn’t doing anything to restore credibility in the government or democracy, the possibility that the ETS won’t go through, or that there’s a chance the government won’t survive a confidence vote and we’ll have a snap election? None of those are more annoying than the fact that National appear to have got off lightly on a minor gaffe? I don’t believe you
Vote:August 29th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I have been paid for my writing by NBR, Dom Post, The Press and the Herald on Sunday!
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