A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Political leaders pushing conspiracies and targeting the media, the rise of active disinformation spreaders purporting to media without checks and balances, a lack of media literacy, the drive for engagement numbers over engagement quality - it has all lead from us having one of the most trusted media industries in the world to one of the lowest - according to a new report published yesterday.

Download the full report here: https://www.aut.ac.nz/news/stories/trust-in-news-declines-rapidly-in-2024

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-29148-7_13

https://ee.openlibhums.org/article/id/8899/

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Did we turn the clocks back an hour or a decade? In this months Special Hour Long live stream, I talk to Blake Forbes Gentle about the sudden cuts announced by Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled Peoples, and former broadcaster and publicist Michael Bain about the risks to our democracy by public service staff concerned about talking about in a country with diminished media to hold government to account.

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Come join me from 8pm tonight on YouTube and Facebook to talk about some of the stuff that’s happened in the past month, and maybe explore a scary moment which keeps popping up with people I’ve spoken to…

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Forcing local government to undertake expensive referenda on the continuation of Māori Wards is just a round about way to continue minimising the voices of Māori at the decision making table because they know the scales are weighted against a positive outcome - which is why they rules were changed in the first place.

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Take decision, increase energy, think outside the box - the buzzword salad that is the Governments plans show a lack of knowledge, an inability to admit they lack knowledge and the problem with corporate speak all at once, according to the experts.

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

All over the Motu time is running out… But here’s some things that need your attention - an election, stopping corrupt politicians being able to fast track legislation and your local Council planning process!

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

The start of April brings changes to help low income earners by making changes to things like the minimum wage, benefit levels and working for families tax credits - but this year instead of proclaiming how much better off low income earners will be, our media was much more muted - because while there may be more money coming in, there’s a lot more money needed to go out…

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Another weekend in Aotearoa, another piece of dogwhistle content for clicks from one of the three coalition parties in power - this time it's using symbolism to show hoe they’re gonna use English to smash something brown…

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Join me this Sunday for a fresh Livestream on my Facebook and YouTube channels to discuss some of the big happenings in the last month with people who will be impacted most by them - looking at the Disability Sector, ECE and Public Transport.

A left leaning look at the world with Media and Political commentator, Paul… The Other One Barlow.

Our mainstream media has it its disposal a simple tool which has been proven to help limit the impact of people spreading hate and bigotry, the likes of which led to this week’s attacks on rainbow walk ways and protests against children’s performers.