News Archive 2020
Lockdown Diary - 22 July 2020
By John Terris
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Now that we have emerged from Level 3 and are well on the way to being back to where we were, (though sadly, we will never be the same), I have been keeping a media Diary and here are a few notes taken along the way.
23 March 2020: Last Saturday morning I sat in my car and
listened to the highly authoritative tones of the Prime Minister of this country, the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern.
It was 12 noon and she was making a statement to the nation.
She declared that we would be in Lockdown as from Wednesday.
Editorial:
TVNZ - One Lane Bridge - 26 May 2020
By John Terris
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
This programme contains all the things we don't want to see on our screens.
It starts at a time when many families, including children, are watching (i.e. at 8.30 on a weekday evening).
The Four letter word F--- is used about once a minute, usually bawled
from the lips of adults, both men and women,
who clearly don't possess an adequate vocabulary with which to carry on an ordinary conversation, and some of them
are senior Police officials who are supposed to be examplars of good behaviour.
Editorial:
Life in the Time of Lockdown - 27 March 2020
By John Terris
Friday, 27 March 2020
News media have excelled themselves in bringing to us, the rules for self-isolation and how they may apply to us in our differing situations.
Police Commissioner Mike Bush says there have already been people not complying with the lockdown orders in place to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Police Commissioner Mike Bush
Now there is an eerie quiet about the place . . . .
Editorial:
Facebook must accept some state regulation
By John Terris
Friday, 6 March 2020
"Mark Zuckerberg said governments could take a bigger role in areas including privacy and election integrity".
. . .
This is a bit of a turnaround for the Facebook founder, whose company recorded a profit of around $100 Billion Dollars recently.
He's right of course. Our own government needs to move along with its own plans in this area, promoted overseas by the Christchurch Call made by our PM, and strongly supported by French President Macron at a meeting in Paris in May last year [2019].
Our draft legislation . . .
Editorial:
Radio NZ proposal for Concert programme
By John Terris
Friday, 6 March 2020
![RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson. [Photo: RNZ]](images/20200306-RNZ-Paul-Thompson_361px.jpg "RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson. [Photo: RNZ]")
RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson. [Photo: RNZ]
Last week, RNZ [Radio NZ] announced a proposal to remove Concert from its FM frequencies and automate it, and use the FM frequency for a new youth station.
Chief executive Paul Thompson said he has met with staff in the music department this afternoon to withdraw the proposal.
He said things have changed with the government now indicating it would support the youth music service.
