Counterspin
Spin and Propaganda are common means of representing events in the natural world. When used, the publisher makes no attempt to produce a balanced view of the matter at hand but seeks to expose the viewer to selected characteristics only. It is commonly used in advertising and marketing and is perfectly legal so long as the material is not considered 'false'. However sometimes propaganda campaigns are based on false information as was the case with the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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- 30 April, 2013News of the Defamation case in the Herald as a result of media release sent out yesterday.Also ODTThe defamation case will be heard in the High Court in Auckland on 14 October 2013.The media release is here
- 30 April, 2013The defamation trial of Joe Karam vs Parker and Purkiss is to be held at the High Court in Auckland starting on 14 October 2013 and going for three weeks. The trial is to be held before a judge only. Joe Karam is represented by Michael Reed and both Parker and Purkiss will be representing themselves.The legal action taken by Karam against the two Justice for Robin Bain (JFRB) group members consists of four actions:
- 11 April, 2013The Bain defence team and the Minister of Justice are at loggerheads over where to hold the judical conference scheduled for July this year. Michael Reed, acting for David Bain has requested Auckland, while Kristy McDonald, acting for the Minister, has requested Wellington. Michael Reed works for an Auckland based law firm. Judith Collins is MP for Clevedon which is in South Auckland.
- 6 April, 2013It has just been revealed that the cost of the review of Justice Binnie's report made by Robert Fisher was more than $200,000 including the costs of a barrister and a law clerk, who is in a relationship with Mr Fisher. There is a bit of controversy over the payment of $100 an hour to Kate Tomlie, the law clerk, who has a degree in commerce, and Michael Reed questions the judgment of Fisher employing someone he is in a relationship with.
- 13 March, 2013David Bain's case against Justice Minister Judith Collin's handling of his bid for compensation will be back in court in July. Meanwhile, the compensation bid process will be on hold making it very unlikely that it will be resolved this year.
- 21 February, 2013In a recent poll done by a Fairfax Media-Ipsos the sample tested returned a result of 40% believing that David Bain was wrongly imprisoned. 60% think he should be given compensation, which indicates that a large chunk of 20% of the population who maybe don't have an opinion on whether or not he was wrongly imprisoned still think he should be compensated. The government regulation is clear that a person can only be compesated if they are found to be innocent on the balance of