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Bytes Europe<p>Treasury CEO Iain Rennie on NZ’s deteriorating finances: ‘Let’s not panic, but let’s actually sort it out’ <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/595578/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/595578/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/actually" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actually</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/agent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agent</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/believes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>believes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/but" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>but</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>career</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEO</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>change</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/chief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chief</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deteriorating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deteriorating</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executive</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/finances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finances</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/iain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Minister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minister</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/much" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>much</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nicola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nicola</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/not" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>not</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nzs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/on" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>on</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>out</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/panic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>panic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rennie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rennie</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/role" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>role</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/secretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sector</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sort</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spent</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treasury</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wanted</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/willis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>willis</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Finally, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/erupts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erupts</span></a> at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ignoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignoring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deteriorating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deteriorating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeBarnicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeBarnicle</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/throwdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throwdown</span></a> Wednesday should open the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/floodgates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floodgates</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mentalfitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalfitness</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a> is not just <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fairgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairgame</span></a>. It’s absolutely <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/necessary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>necessary</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/185622/finally-top-journo-erupts-media-ignoring-trumps-mental-state" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/185622</span><span class="invisible">/finally-top-journo-erupts-media-ignoring-trumps-mental-state</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Will the media learn the right lesson from the Ronna McDaniel debacle? </p><p>Sadly, <a href="https://c.im/tags/MSNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSNBC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> couched the decision to drop <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ronna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ronna</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McDaniel</span></a> in a blizzard of corporate speak. </p><p>(“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … It has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.”) </p><p>Funny — the journalists who spoke up said McDaniel’s departure was required to <br>🔸preserve their journalistic mission and the network’s credibility, <br>🔸not out of any need for “alignment.”</p><p>We can only hope that NBC and other news organizations take away something more than “don’t hire a MAGA mouthpiece” </p><p>A few ideas:<br>
• Create a <a href="https://c.im/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> that affirms your goals are telling the <a href="https://c.im/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> and defending <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, which protects the First Amendment — not fake balance.
• <a href="https://c.im/tags/Stop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pretending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pretending</span></a> four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump and his movement are presenting <a href="https://c.im/tags/alternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternative</span></a> “<a href="https://c.im/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policies</span></a>” as a normal party would. They are fighting for an alternate system: authoritarianism.
• Politicians’ outright <a href="https://c.im/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> must be identified, not just labeled as their “response” or “position.”
• Instead of obsessing over <a href="https://c.im/tags/polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polls</span></a>, devote extensive coverage to <a href="https://c.im/tags/analyzing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analyzing</span></a> the Heritage Foundation’s “<a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>” and Trump’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agenda</span></a>. Feature <a href="https://c.im/tags/historians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historians</span></a> and political <a href="https://c.im/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> during news segments (not only on panels) to put Trump’s views and statements in context.
• <a href="https://c.im/tags/Don" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Don</span></a>’t excerpt a few words from a Trump rally or speech, dub it an “argument” and <a href="https://c.im/tags/ignore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignore</span></a> his mental short-circuits and <a href="https://c.im/tags/deteriorating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deteriorating</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/intellect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intellect</span></a>.
</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">24/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Debacle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debacle</span></a></p>