Tuesday, 19 May 2026 12:25

Truth Is Out

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: It's been an eye-opener watching the big media companies behaving exactly like the powers-that-be who the crusading hacks from the likes of One News and Stuff claim to be "keeping honest".

Keeping a story quiet to protect one of their story (former One News political editor Maiki Sherman), using heavyweight lawyers to silence any media thinking about stepping out of line and breaking the story, then, once an outsider finally broke the story, 'bravely' copying that blogger's story and running all its gory details - ironically leading to the 'cancellation' of a reporter who has led the change on many a pile-on in the past.

Your old mate hears though that the real reason media kept the Sherman story quiet for a year is that they didn't want to lose access to free booze-ups in ministerial offices!

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