Closeup - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 14 May 2012 08:37:45 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Closeup - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Is there a problem with how media cover race issues? https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/05/18/is-there-a-problem-with-how-media-cover-race-issues/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:17 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=25398

Is there a problem with how media cover race issues? A recent TV programme featured a Northland man, Wikatana Popata, talking about a hikoi in protest about the Government's proposed asset sales last month. Popata made the most of his air time and said he had "had enough of Pakeha", and wanted the Treaty of Waitangi Read more

Is there a problem with how media cover race issues?... Read more]]> Is there a problem with how media cover race issues? A recent TV programme featured a Northland man, Wikatana Popata, talking about a hikoi in protest about the Government's proposed asset sales last month. Popata made the most of his air time and said he had "had enough of Pakeha", and wanted the Treaty of Waitangi thrown out so Maori could rule the country.

This led to more than two thousand online responses on Close Up's Facebook page, with most upset by the comments: "I am embarrassed about the arrogance and ignorance of Popata", "He should focus his anger on a better New Zealand of one people", and "I am totally bored with this victim mentality." Others took issue about whether Popata should have been given any air time at all.

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Is there a problem with how media cover race issues?]]> 25398 TVNZ's Race debate "hyperbole, and lies" https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/04/27/race-debate-on-closeup-hyperbole-and-lies/ Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:30:56 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=23891

On Tuesday night the a programme on New Zealand Television's TV1 Closeup, touted as the race debate, pitted Hone Harawera against John Ansell with commentator Morgan Godfrey added, presumably as a moderating voice of reason. Godfrey has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the debate was conducted "I was, more than anything, stunned and confused with what was said Read more

TVNZ's Race debate "hyperbole, and lies"... Read more]]> On Tuesday night the a programme on New Zealand Television's TV1 Closeup, touted as the race debate, pitted Hone Harawera against John Ansell with commentator Morgan Godfrey added, presumably as a moderating voice of reason.

Godfrey has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the debate was conducted

"I was, more than anything, stunned and confused with what was said last night," says Godfrey, "and, I think understandably, angry with Mark Sainsbury's unwillingness to shift the conversation towards reason, as opposed to hyperbole, misrepresentations and lies which is where Sainsbury directed the discussion."

Tuesday's programme was a follow up to a Closeup inerview on Monday night with Wikatana Popata, who said he had "had enough of Pakeha. Close Up's Facebook page went into overdrive with nearly 2000 comments on this one issue. Some were in support of Popata, but the overwhelming majority were not.

Morgan Godfrey is a Wellington-based law student and commentator on Maori politics.

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