One of my quirks

Amanda Riddell
Dec 18, 2025
1 min read

I believe that the most, perhaps only, complete way to take in the news without spin is to rely almost entirely on written accounts. That's a habit I formed in 2019. Sound and video can easily become manipulative, regardless of intent. The response to my new film is a reflection of my wee theory: if Stuff or RNZ or The Spinoff had run a web article with some stills, nobody would have cared. Reuters bulletins are great, but their standard is much higher than local papers.

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