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The Laws Of Crisis Management

By billralston August 15th, 2010

Having reached a point where I thought no-one had anything to learn from whatever Michael Laws said or did, there are a couple of lessons from the sad, squalid, tawdry and downright silly saga of his “relationship” blues.

The first question is, “What was he thinking?” Not “What was he thinking making whoopee with a recovering P addict former prostitute on home detention?” (although those of you with taste may wonder “WTF was she thinking having a fling with him?”).

What was he thinking when he decided to blow the affair in a lengthy, tortured, and largely incomprehensible statement on Radio Live on Friday before there was any mention of the matter in the mainstream media?

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Where Pimps & Thieves Run Free & Good Men Die Like Dogs…

By Janetwilson July 20th, 2010

I’m loath to blog about television again, because there are so many more interesting things happening in media.

However, the sight of Cameron Bennett stepping out of the Deathstar (ahead of being pushed) provides an insight as to why I feel compelled to comment on the train wreck that is TVNZ News and Current Affairs.

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