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IMHO good on her. Who would want to talk to Hoskins. Just another radio announcer lacking any credibility.

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ZB Breakfast host Mike Hosking won the Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year Award - for the third time in his career

You don't get that if you have no listeners or credibility, so if you're a politician not on the Hosking show, you're forsaking an enormous pool of listeners. He has a knack for making the schmoozers squirm and appear awkward, as for the liars, well they just get a full on ripping.

[Blue Skies]

ZB Breakfast host Mike Hosking won the Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster of the Year Award - for the third time in his career

You don't get that if you have no listeners or credibility, so if you're a politician not on the Hosking show, you're forsaking an enormous pool of listeners. He has a knack for making the schmoozers squirm and appear awkward, as for the liars, well they just get a full on ripping.

These Radio Awards are just a big w#nkfest, it's just the radio industry people giving themselves awards & many stations/ hosts don't even bother submitting entries (which are time consuming to produce) & they tend to rotate them amongst those who do.
Hoskins is not a journalist, he's a unfortunately a poorly educated but bright right wing shock jock on a commercial Talkback station which has no real competition in that format (now Radio Live has gone).
ZB management demand their hosts to be strongly opinionated because conflict & discontent drives ratings which delivers listeners to the endless advertisements which pay their salaries & comfortable lifestyles.
It doesn't even pretend to be an objective neutral source of informed comment.
It's strongly right wing, look at past hosts like climate denier Leighton Smith who continues to push conspiracy theories on his podcasts.

Popularity has never been a measure of credibility or value, I'm sure KFC & white bread sells far more than salmon & salad, doesn't mean its better for you!

Adern was not going to allow Hoskins to exploit her with his constant provocation to drive his ratings.
He was not interested in a sensible conversation, Talkback radio thrives on conflict & discontent, & there's always an audience for that.
Adern has a couple of million followers on social media & is regularly on other main stream media.

[ynot]

These Radio Awards are just a big w#nkfest, it's just the radio industry people giving themselves awards & many stations/ hosts don't even bother submitting entries (which are time consuming to produce) & they tend to rotate them amongst those who do.
Hoskins is not a journalist, he's a unfortunately a poorly educated but bright right wing shock jock on a commercial Talkback station which has no real competition in that format (now Radio Live has gone).
ZB management demand their hosts to be strongly opinionated because conflict & discontent drives ratings which delivers listeners to the endless advertisements which pay their salaries & comfortable lifestyles.
It doesn't even pretend to be an objective neutral source of informed comment.
It's strongly right wing, look at past hosts like climate denier Leighton Smith who continues to push conspiracy theories on his podcasts.

Popularity has never been a measure of credibility or value, I'm sure KFC & white bread sells far more than salmon & salad, doesn't mean its better for you!

Adern was not going to allow Hoskins to exploit her with his constant provocation to drive his ratings.
He was not interested in a sensible conversation, Talkback radio thrives on conflict & discontent, & there's always an audience for that.
Adern has a couple of million followers on social media & is regularly on other main stream media.

I agree with you to a point on Hoskings and what drives talkback radio, however the sheep that follow her on social media are no feather in her cap. She avoids hard questions like the plague. That is because she is fundamentally dishonest and is incapable of facing true scrutiny.

[ynot]

I agree with you to a point on Hoskings and what drives talkback radio, however the sheep that follow her on social media are no feather in her cap. She avoids hard questions like the plague. That is because she is fundamentally dishonest and is incapable of facing true scrutiny.

Second thoughts here Blue Skies on my Hoskings comment..
If the likes of Hoskings does not ask her the hard questions, Who will ! She is supposedly running the country after all !

[fungus pudding]

Second thoughts here Blue Skies on my Hoskings comment..
If the likes of Hoskings does not ask her the hard questions, Who will ! She is supposedly running the country after all !

I never heard Hosking ask her anything unreasonable - what seemed to irritate her, was he would persist until he got an answer.

[Blue Skies]

Second thoughts here Blue Skies on my Hoskings comment..
If the likes of Hoskings does not ask her the hard questions, Who will ! She is supposedly running the country after all !

Am not sure if this is a serious question but if you're interested, here's a link to the Parliamentary Press Gallery listing all the many journalists representing many different media organisations who get to question the PM.

There's also of course the Opposition MP's & the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament who are supposed to ask the hard questions & I would really recommend you watch some of the Question times, Luxon really struggles & often looks under prepared against Adern who has an extraordinary grasp of detail & policy.

Then there's the many various hosts on Radio & TV, people like Susie Ferguson, Kathryn Ryan, Kim Hill, Jack Tame, Ryan Bridge, Melissa Chan-Green, Mike McRoberts etc



https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-inv...press-gallery/

[ynot]

[QUOTE=Blue Skies;984031]Am not sure if this is a serious question but if you're interested, here's a link to the Parliamentary Press Gallery listing all the many journalists representing many different media organisations who get to question the PM.



Then there's the many various hosts on Radio & TV, people like Susie Ferguson, Kathryn Ryan, Kim Hill, Jack Tame, Ryan Bridge, Melissa Chan-Green, Mike McRoberts etc


Ok, but answer me this, If the list of media above ask her the hard difficult questions, why will she not front Hoskings.