Articles published on June, 2009

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  1. Media training lessons from Jetstar

    Published on Friday, June 26th, 2009
    While the saga of Jetstars’ stranded All Black fans became a communications quagmire, with claim and counter-claim, there is one particular element we would like to reflect upon. It is the way Jetstar’s spokesperson responded to questions about the incident during an interview with Radio NZ’s Morning Report last Monday. Jetstar’s spokeman Simon Westaway was not prepared [...]

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  2. Backed into a corner

    Published on Friday, June 26th, 2009
    Backed into a corner, Mathieu Bastareaud finally admitted he lied about being attacked in Wellington.  Many of you will be asking: when will the French learn? New Zealand is a small community.   Our Police do not operate like the Pink Panther; no one should ever underestimate how seriously we take our reputation. Maybe it is because Mathieu [...]

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  3. Who controls the message? Can Anyone?

    Published on Thursday, June 25th, 2009
    Despite Iran being a tightly controlled Islamic theocracy in which dissent is not tolerated, the message that the recent presidential elections were rigged gets out. Violent demonstrations ensue, which the authorities harshly try to put down, but they continue. In a standard measure to stop the protests, Iranian authorities try to shut down all communications, [...]

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  4. Top 12 Students Selected for FedEx International Trade Challenge Workshop

    Published on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

    AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, June 23, 2009 – Fortified milk products and energy drinks, tracking devices on iPhones, solar-powered water purifiers, and software to track the origins of meat were just some of the recession-busting ideas generated by 80 future exporters from 60 schools around New Zealand in a pressure-cooker weekend at Massey University.

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  5. Food Inc only a point of view

    Published on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
    The movie Food Inc will be screened soon in New Zealand. It’s likely to excite a few, exasperate others, and cause many more to think about the future of our food, where it comes from and what the future holds,  especially the growing number among us who have little or no idea about where our [...]

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