Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article This piece of ecological spam even comes with pictures! Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami A huge undersea volcano not far from the coast has dramatically reduced in size after partly collapsing more than 100 metres toward the ocean [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article You can always count on the Herald to provide some good spam but yesterday they have outdone themselves by providing Front Page spam for us. Drink driving: why the law must change A test in which a Weekend Herald [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article Following on from my previous post on the futility of government intervention in the case of obesity, the Herald obligingly provides this piece of on-topic spam: Support high for GST trim Political momentum for removing GST from healthy food is increasing with both [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article Ah, Bain spam. My favourite. David Bain calls 111 again David Bain has again called 111 – after coming across a woman who was badly injured in a car accident, says his supporter Joe Karam. But Karam was so confident the Good Samaritan [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. It’sages since I ran one of my spam journalism posts. I have been rather busy doing an ACC audit for my practice and studying for a couple of papers I am doing for a postgraduate diploma. Blogging has, therefore, been a bit sporadic. [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. Now here is a nice manufactured controversy that does not exist. Fresh from my old stomping grounds in Southland. PM Key’s sketch causes a bit of a stink It’s not on the scale of Helen Clark’s “paintergate” scandal, but it has caused a [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. You always know it is a slow news day when you get ancient news reserved with a sexy new headline. Warning: iPods can damage your hearing In the past it was labourers in noisy factories and soldiers using firearms who lost [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. Once more the Tabloid on Sunday manages to make the gutter look positively clean. The notorious Ms. Carolyne Meng-Yee manages to come up with another scurrilous bit of rubbish on Rodney Hide, adding smear and slime to their campaign against him. [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. This one is not only spam, it is about spam (the meat product): Thumbs-up to fry-ups There’s good news if you’re tucking into bacon and eggs this morning – new research says a traditional fry-up is the healthiest way to [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. The Herald on Sunday continues it’s vendetta against Destiny Church. I have concerns about Destiny too, but this is now getting extremely silly: Destiny fosters new converts A Destiny Church pastor working for a child-fostering organisation that gets $10 [...]