Could anything have saved it? The real surprise is not that Newshub is going under but that it’s lasted this long. TV 3 started broadcasting in November 1989, almost 35 years ago. It was a different era. There was no Sky, no digital platforms and the new kid on the block was going head to head…
PETER WILLIAMS: RIP Newshub
PETER WILLIAMS: RIP Newshub
03 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation, politics - New Zealand, survivor principle Tags: media bias
“We Don’t Do That Here.”: Former NY Times Editor Blasts the “Gray Lady” for Bias and Activism
28 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, survivor principle Tags: free speech, media bias, political correctness, regressive left

Former New York Times editor Adam Rubenstein has a lengthy essay at The Atlantic that pulls back the curtain on the newspaper and its alleged bias in its coverage. The essay follows similar pieces from former editors and writers that range from Bari Weiss to Rubenstein’s former colleague James Bennet. The essay describes a similar […]
“We Don’t Do That Here.”: Former NY Times Editor Blasts the “Gray Lady” for Bias and Activism
Media bias
27 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, Marxist economics, occupational choice, politics - USA Tags: media bias

The 1619 Project’s Pulitzer | Glenn Loury & John McWhorter [The Glenn Show]
09 May 2020 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: academic bias, media bias, political correctness, regressive left
What is wrong with just reporting the news @DomPost
10 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of information, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - New Zealand, survivor principle Tags: media bias

Yes @jamespeshaw has lost the plot
16 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism, conspiracy theorists, media bias

Pretty close to the true on Hamas
08 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, law and economics Tags: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, media bias, war against terror

.@Toby_etc is getting a bit stroppy with Press Council accuracy standards
28 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economics of crime, economics of information, economics of media and culture, politics - New Zealand Tags: media bias

A violent arsonist is a rioter, not a protestor
18 May 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, media bias, war against terror

An example of confirmation bias in reporting and citations
02 May 2018 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, human capital, labour supply Tags: confirmation bias, gender gap, media bias, pessimism bias, regressive left
Correction of the year by @NYTimes
25 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: conspiracy theories, Gaza Strip, media bias, Middle-East politics
Jonathan Chait is spot on. Left believes they lose because the system is rigged and voters are duped. It is never that their ideas just don’t fly.
09 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: free speech, media bias, preference falsification, preference formation, regressive left



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