What’s going on here?
Category: Tinihanga
te reo Māori: (verb[-tia]/noun) /ˈtɪnihʌŋə/ trickery, to deceive, dupe, mislead, to be hypocritical, false, etc.
‘If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything.’
– Ronald H. Coase, Economist and author
Exposing deceptive, hypocritical and false narratives, the misleading use of experts and exaggerated government numbers in the news is critical to a free press. Often tinihanga can be subtle, but may have a significant effect over time.
Government
NZNE’s response to NZ Herald’s “Why we are so angry – and what it means for election year”: Part 1
The media’s shaping of opinion is very much at work in New Zealand.