Media News You Need - Curated by Peter Bale
Peter Bale, Bernard Hickey, Cathrine DyerMedia and associated news curated by and sometimes commented on by me - a long-time journalist and consultant with a background at major news organisations including Reuters, FT, CNN, and Microsoft. I welcome feedback and new directions.
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Today's Hoon-NZ tech sovereignty; world news
Data centres and the future of Artificial Intelligence are big issues in New Zealand, and we are devoting part of the Hoon podcast today to go in-depth on those issues and more, plus our usual look at local and international affairs.
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In praise of Piers Morgan - words I thought I would never say
Since this Substack is theoretically about media, I mention the often irksome-yet-brilliant Piers Morgan because I believe he is genuinely innovating in modern media.
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In media with a background in news and digital at Reuters, News Corp, FT, CNN, CPI, Microsoft, INMA and elsewhere. I sometimes write things. Talk to me.
Editor of The Kaka, a newsletter and podcast about Aotearoa's political economy. Co-founded and edited Newsroom Pro and Interest.co.nz. Does speaking engagements too.
I write about climate change and the political economy of the metacrisis. I am a regular guest on The Kākā and The Hoon podcast, with Bernard Hickey.
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