Comments on: Do you support Paddy Gower?

By: Daisy

Daisy — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:22:00 +0000

Why doesn’t TV3 have any female journalists who look like Patrick Gower? Or Jim Kaye? Why has no journalist ever asked this question?
If Patrick Gower was Patricia Gower he wouldn’t be on TV. Sexism is rife in Godzone.

By: ropata

ropata — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:21:50 +0000

Or he could do proper journalism like Matt Taibbi.

By: Kevin Welsh

Kevin Welsh — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:40:29 +0000

Where is Paddy not being given the right-of-reply? I am sure he is more than welcome to comment here like anyone else. As for asking the questions you would like answers to, that comes with limitations as John Campbell can attest to. Ask too many of the tough questions and suddenly ministers are too ‘busy’ for interviews.

By: Alison Deaker

Alison Deaker — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:51:23 +0000

As you state you have no spoken to Paddy, so why make a comment about him, and not give him the right of reply? I admire him personally as do others because he asks the questions I would like answers to also with regard to the National Govt. Being a jurno is a cut throat business, and 2 or 3 mins he is on telly does show the credit he deserves for following a story, sitting around waiting, hours of time researching and making contacts. True that is his job, but it is not a job I would like to engage in.

By: Kevin Welsh

Kevin Welsh — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:35:39 +0000

More importantly, I would like to know Paddy’s take on the democratic changes the Labour Party made at conference and the ramifications of these changes. Assuming he had time left over from constantly putting a microphone in David Cunliffe’s face, that is…

By: Lee C

Lee C — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:54:34 +0000

If there is a lack of policy or direction to report about, is it any wonder the less-gifted journalists will have continuous wet-dreams about a teapot. But on the other hand, it seems that the opposition plan here seems to be to blame everyone else in the country for the fact that the Labour Party appear incapable of organising any shred of a viable opposition, stay at home on polling day, then spend the following three years gloating ‘At least I didn’t vote National’ every time they read or hear about something they don’t agree with.

So physician – heal thyself, perhaps?

By: Peer reviewer

Peer reviewer — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:43:55 +0000

According to the OED, disconnect has been a verb since 1770, an adjective since 1845, and a noun since 1951. It has been a noun meaning lack of understanding since 1983. The noun form seems to have come with the rise of mass telecommunication.

By: nigelsagentinthefield

nigelsagentinthefield — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:20:57 +0000

Quite right. He has a minute or so on air and there’s no way any kind of policy can be explained in that short time. Viewers aren’t interested in policy anyway and besides, think of the research he’d have to do.

Better to get an immediate reaction, be seen to be cutting through ‘spin’ and focus on what everyone can understand in a second, even 12 year olds. This is political analysis Kiwi style – no policy, just leadership wrangling. It’s like those terrible election debates which cut away every ten minutes to experts giving their opinion on how successfully the pollies are delivering their piece etc. It nullifies whatever policy discussion there was turning it all into ammunition used to win some popularity contest.

This is commercial TV folks. If you want anything else go to the non commercial media of which there is only RNZ and a few blogs.

By: andy (the other one)

andy (the other one) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:32:35 +0000

I haven’t discussed this issue with Paddy

So you have the same issues that ‘Paddy’ has with Politicians. Can’t be to critical or the access or gossip will stop.

Bring back the snark!

By: Clunking Fist

Clunking Fist — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:07:15 +0000

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