The last time the New Zealand Herald’s pun machine broke down There were delays in the publication and distribution of this morning’s edition of the New Zealand Herald, after one of the newspaper’s machines broke down overnight. Today’s edition of the paper did not hit the news stands until late this morning, after the machinery problem…
I’m still on a blogging break, so here’s something else I wrote last year. Police To Investigate Taping During Press Conference Police have launched an investigation into alleged covert journalist recordings, following an incident at a press conference yesterday.They confirmed late last night that a complaint had been received alleging covert taping by members of…
I’ve been blogging on and off for about three years. It’s been fun, but I’m sure you’ll agree it’s time to take things to the next level. I think it’s time I had a newspaper column. Don’t you? So newspaper editors, just to prove how good I could be for you, I’ve set out below…
The announcement by Fairfax today that it is moving much of its content behind a paywall demonstrates that subscriptions sites are the future of the newspaper business. Who wouldn’t pay good money to read the latest celebrity news and Michael Laws columns? So convinced am I that Fairfax’s new business model does not signal the…
Police have launched an investigation into alleged covert journalist recordings, following an incident at a press conference yesterday. They confirmed late last night that a complaint had been received alleging covert taping by members of the press. The complainant, Police Assistant Commissioner Malcolm Burgess, has alleged he was taped while speaking at a press conference…
Never let anyone say I’m only interested in helping out journos who report fluff entertainment news. I’m also here to give those hardboiled crime reporters a helping hand. It can’t be easy having to ring up grieving families in order to get a scoop, so hopefully I can make your job of forcing them to…
The stock market dipped sharply in trading today, after no stories appeared in any of the major newspapers about Sonny Bill Williams for almost two hours. There were some signs of a rally early in the afternoon, as traders took a punt that one of the television current affairs shows would run a story about…
Some of those killed in yesterday’s elephant-trampling catastrophe would have earlier considered reviewing their life and trauma insurance arrangements, an insurance expert says. And the families of those squashed by the angry beasts would be overwhelmed by the desire to communicate with the souls of their lost ones via psychics and other spiritual mediums, says…
I know that during this holiday period the last thing journos want to be thinking about is serious work. That’s why during quiet news cycles such as the one we are in, the news is filled with stories of accidents and celebrities. The perfect summer news story combines both accidents and celebrities. To help out…
A blogger whose site is highly placed in political blog rankings has told the Herald on Sunday that he predicts he will begin to use their newspaper as lining for his pet’s litter tray, as soon as his gets around to getting a cat. Blogger Scott, whose site Imperator Fish is placed within the top…
Imperator Fish 