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  1. "... the Department of Corrections had posted a procurement notice on the website of GETS, the Government Electronic Tenders Service. Which is often scanned by journalists looking for stories about budget government spending."

    #ColinPeacock, 2026

    rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?s

    Not really a secret. So Mitchell not knowing about it is just more evidence that he's not paying attention to what's happening in his portfolio. The kneejerk response is typical though.

    #GETS #MediaWatch #RNZ #podcasts

  2. L'oro del Darfur non è una risorsa per lo sviluppo del Sudan, ma un "motore di guerra". Gli Emirati Arabi Uniti agiscono come il terminale economico di questa catena, trasformando il minerale in valuta e armi che mantengono il Paese in uno stato di perenne conflitto.

    Il Blood gold report 2023 ha ricostruito come i profitti auriferi finanzino attività di comunicazione registrate a Dubai e Istanbul.

    Per saperne di più wired.it/article/sudan-guerra-

    #Darfur #Sudan #oro #guerra #EAU #armi #mediawatch

  3. Media Watch lifts the lid on BYD bribing influencers and threatening critics — and some Aussie motoring journos took the cash while reviewing the very cars they were paid to promote.
    Truth is, this kind of media manipulation isn't new — car companies have been wining, dining and quietly paying off reviewers since the dawn of motoring journalism. What's changed is how blatant and aggressive it's become.
    This isn’t just bad ethics — it’s a public trust issue.

    #ausmedia #mediawatch #byd #mediacapture #carreview #journalism #conflictofinterest

    abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes