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John MacDonald: Garry Lawson is not a nice person, but he has been hard done by

Even if you know nothing about bowls, chances are you'll know the name Gary Lawson. I'm in the knows-nothing-about-bowls camp, but I know Lawson's name j ....

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John MacDonald: Gary Lawson is not a nice person, but he has been hard done by

Even if you know nothing about bowls, chances are you'll know the name Gary Lawson. I'm in the knows-nothing-about-bowls camp, but I know Lawson's name j ....

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John Banks and racist callers: Is talkback radio getting worse?


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Talkback radio hosts and producers typically have access to a dump button when calls go wrong. It wasn t used when a racist, and false, tirade was broadcast by Magic Talk.
EXPLAINER: Talkback radio – where the disenfranchised and lonely go to have their voices heard, or a cesspit where anything goes to get the phones ringing? Explainer Editor Keith Lynch explores how it all works.
It all kicked off when a caller named Richard said Māori culture was from “the Stone age”. There were other deeply offensive, false comments linking genetics to crime and education.
On the other end of the line was the former Mayor of Auckland, John Banks. Banks, 74, was filling in for regular Magic Morning host Peter Williams, who was away on holiday. The comments, you would think, crossed a line. This wasn t a robust talkback discussion. This was hate speech. ....

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