Tuesday, 24 March 2026 08:43

Bias Blowback

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: It's no surprise to this old mutt that some politicians are done playing nice with the low rent media pack that hounds them looking for a 'gotcha' moment.

One media pundit noted recently that politicians tended to follow Paul Goldsmith's advice that "a politician complaining about the media is like a farmer complaining about the weather. You may be right, but it makes no difference..."

Members of the Government have had enough of the biased reporting and are using social media to critique coverage they don't like.

Having watched One News' recent hatchet job on the crime stats - ignoring a massive reduction in crime - and the PM's polling, yours truly reckons fair play to them.

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