[New post] Mediawatch: ‘Groundswell’ exposes rural / urban divide in media – 25/07/21 and media bias

adamsmith1922 posted: " Interesting piece for a number of reasons At the biggest national protest for years last week, farmers made it clear they are unhappy with the government and they feel unloved by the country - and the media. https://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mwatch/m" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Inquiring Mind Mediawatch: 'Groundswell' exposes rural / urban divide in media – 25/07/21 and media bias by adamsmith1922 Interesting piece for a number of reasons At the biggest national protest for years last week, farmers made it clear they are unhappy with the government and they feel unloved by the country - and the media. mwatch-20210725-0913-are_our_media_feeding_the_rural_urban_divide-128.mp3 The item was reasonably fair, but at the end of the day I think the item tilted away from the farmers and more towards the government line, especially with remarks on food pricing which took no account of GST, exchange rates, and the supermarket duopoly . adamsmith1922 | August 1, 2021 at 4:00 pm | Tags: Current Affairs, Groundswell, Howl of Protest, Media bias, Media commentary, MediaWatch, Mike Hosking, Political Commentary, RNZ, Rural/Urban Divide | Categories: Farming, Journalism, Media, MSM, New Zealand, Politicians, Politics, Radio New Zealand National, Social Commentary | URL: https://wp.me/pcaoZ-Trz Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Inquiring Mind. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://adamsmith.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/mediawatch-groundswell-exposes-rural-urban-divide-in-media-25-07-21-and-media-bias/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com