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September 30, 2020

Atlanta Journal Constitution

It isn’t always easy to get veteran journalists with ingrained habits and 30 or 40 years of experience to change their ways. But when they see more people reading their stories online because they pay attention to Search Engine Optimization in their headlines and leads, they tend to come around. Allison Fabella So says Allison... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Reflections on the F-Word

Reflections on the F-Word Posted by BE on October 5th, 2009 Warning! This post contains frequent and explicit use of the F-word. If you are offended by seeing this word in print, either by itself or in combination with other words, you would be best not to read on. Otherwise: I very rarely say ‘fuck’. It’s... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Russell Brand Improvises a Shakespearean Backstory for almost Five Minutes (Amazing!)

Russell Brand Improvises a Shakespearean Backstory for almost Five Minutes (Amazing!) Posted by BE on August 20th, 2011 Improvisation, Russell Brand, Shakespeare, The Tempest

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May 6, 2020

Reflections on a 50:50 male:female quota for Labour Members of Parliament

Reflections on a 50:50 male:female quota for Labour Members of Parliament Posted by BE on November 5th, 2013 This post originally appeared on 13 December 1987 in the Dominion Sunday Times where I had a weekly column. For no good reason I can think of today the two people in the dialogue were named... Read More

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May 6, 2020

On whether Angelina Jolie made the right decision to have a double mastectomy.

On whether Angelina Jolie made the right decision to have a double mastectomy. Posted by Ghost of BE on May 19th, 2013 ‘Absolutely heroic!’ That was Brad Pitt’s description of his wife Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy and subsequently to tell the world about it. I thought the description entirely apt.... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Paul Goldsmith removes his own signs in case someone in Epsom votes for him

Paul Goldsmith removes his own signs in case someone in Epsom votes for him Posted by JC on November 17th, 2011 Photos: Jaymam/The Standard What Paul Goldsmith was doing yesterday to boost his electoral campaign. Epsom, Paul Goldsmith

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May 6, 2020

Second Thoughts on “What Next”

Second Thoughts on “What Next” Posted by BE on June 13th, 2017 Tossed and turned during the night. Couldn’t sleep. A bad conscience will do that to you. Had I been too harsh on What Next? What would I say to John Campbell if I bumped into him at RNZ when Michelle and I were... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Shameful Journalism From TV One News

Shameful Journalism From TV One News Posted by BE on May 31st, 2009 Last night’s TV1 News began with one of the most disgraceful and irresponsible pieces of journalism I have seen in some years. With no supporting evidence of any sort, Lisa Owen reported a series of ’serious allegations’ against ‘Lion Man’ Craig Busch,... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Shit Happens! An Open Letter to John Campbell

Shit Happens! An Open Letter to John Campbell Posted by BE on May 25th, 2015 Shit happens, John. I’ve been “let go”, sacked from more broadcasting jobs in New Zealand than I care to remember. And, more than once, with absolutely no warning. To add insult to injury, the sackings generally occurred at a... Read More

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May 6, 2020

Shearer or Cunliffe? Why I haven’t changed my mind.

Shearer or Cunliffe? Why I haven’t changed my mind. Posted by BE on August 14th, 2012 Fairfax NZOn December 7 of last year, around the time the Labour Caucus was considering which of the two Davids, Shearer or Cunliffe, would make the best leader for the party, I wrote a post entitled ‘Shearer or Cunliffe?... Read More

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Atlanta Journal Constitution

Reflections on the F-Word

Russell Brand Improvises a Shakespearean Backstory for almost Five Minutes (Amazing!)

Reflections on a 50:50 male:female quota for Labour Members of Parliament

On whether Angelina Jolie made the right decision to have a double mastectomy.

Paul Goldsmith removes his own signs in case someone in Epsom votes for him

Second Thoughts on “What Next”

Shameful Journalism From TV One News

Shit Happens! An Open Letter to John Campbell

Shearer or Cunliffe? Why I haven’t changed my mind.

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