Massaging the facts, uncovering undercover cops, acting up in schools
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of a media inquiry on a health programme for prisons and explores various political and media dynamics.
How did a single media inquiry stop a multi-million-dollar health programme for prisons? Also: political parties competing for media attention on their election policies; politicians talking s*** - literally; and an unexpected local story from ‘spycops’ revelations in the UK. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
People in this episode
Host: RNZ
Topics covered
- media inquiry
- health programme
- political parties
- election policies
- spycops
Keywords
- media inquiry
- health programme
- political parties
- election policies
- spycops
- UK
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNZ, UK
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