RE:Balance is hosted by former Al Jazeera and TVNZ presenter Kamahl Santamaria, who knows a thing or two about 'being the story' and how the quest for clicks can result in a story that doesn't quite match the headline.
In this podcast, Kamahl takes the big headlines and 'rebalances' them with different perspectives and approaches. It's not about taking a side - it's about presenting more than one side, and being open to even the unpopular opinions.
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Kamahl Santamaria analyzes the dilemma of focusing on the decline of former President Joe Biden versus the current actions and mental state of President Donald Trump, exploring the implications through artificial intelligence.
15 May 2025
Qatair Force One
16 MAY 2025: Air Force One is the official plane of the United States president - a literal White-House-in-the-sky. So what happens when a country wants to give the current president a jumbo jet to use as HIS Air Force One?
This week we look at Qatar’s $400m gesture to the United States - why it can’t work, why it perhaps should work, what may well stop it from working, and what Qatar gets out of it.
Be sure to check out our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHvXcrnacq5dMmNnW9prrRQ) as well for the Viditorial on this story.
Audio clips courtesy: AP, CNN, Crooked Media, Fox News, NBC News, Sky News Australia
(Also in the podcast, Kamahl briefly talks about the extraordinary usage of the C-word in the New Zealand media this past week. You can (and should!) read his two Substack posts on it here (https://kamahlsantamaria.substack.com/p/reporters-with-opinions-including) and here (https://kamahlsantamaria.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-call-a-female).)
For more, visit thebalance.website (https://thebalance.website)
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2 May 2025
When the facts get in the way of a good story...
2 MAY 2025: Fairness, balance, and accuracy are the cornerstones of journalism - which is why it’s so extraordinary when a news outlet breaches them, and in such spectacular fashion.
This week we look at a decision from the Broadcasting Standards Authority (https://www.bsa.govt.nz/news/bsa-news/new-news-pagereports-on-ash-breached-standards-and-fell-well-short-of-journalistic-expectations/), which shows how ThreeNews blew through those tenets of reporting in a story about an anti-smoking group and its supposed links to the vaping industry.
It’s an almost-perfect example of what happens when the narrative overrides the facts, the public gets misled, and the journalists are called out for their tactics.
All audio voice-overs generated using AI: TTSMaker: Free Text to Speech (https://ttsmaker.com/)
ThreeNews theme music courtesy: NaruTVMock (https://www.youtube.com/@NaruTVMock) (via YouTube)
Original Substack article: 'Keeping them honest: a Substack by Kamahl Santamaria (https://kamahlsantamaria.substack.com/p/fairness-balance-and-accuracy-in)
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