{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63bcaec715a17f0011dac8cf/681452bd6ac0e5213b157c73?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When the facts get in the way of a good story...","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63bcaec715a17f0011dac8cf/1746161606639-b81e6d5c-ed73-4d48-b171-8118a9fccf05.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>2 MAY 2025:</strong> Fairness, balance, and accuracy are the cornerstones of journalism - which is why it’s so extraordinary when a news outlet breaches them, and in such spectacular fashion.</p><p><br></p><p>This week we look at <a href=\"https://www.bsa.govt.nz/news/bsa-news/new-news-pagereports-on-ash-breached-standards-and-fell-well-short-of-journalistic-expectations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a decision from the Broadcasting Standards Authority</a>, which shows how ThreeNews blew through those tenets of reporting in a story about an anti-smoking group and its supposed links to the vaping industry.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s an almost-perfect example of what happens when the narrative overrides the facts, the public gets misled, and the journalists are called out for their tactics.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>All audio voice-overs generated using AI</strong>: <a href=\"https://ttsmaker.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TTSMaker: Free Text to Speech</a></p><p><strong>ThreeNews theme music courtesy: </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@NaruTVMock\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NaruTVMock</a> (via YouTube)</p><p><strong>Original Substack article: </strong><a href=\"https://kamahlsantamaria.substack.com/p/fairness-balance-and-accuracy-in\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Keeping them honest: a Substack by Kamahl Santamaria</a></p>","author_name":"Kamahl Santamaria"}