If you didn't already think Cameron Slater was a phoney before, it's even more obvious now that he is. The majority of his blogs are written by Carrick Graham, and Slater simply puts his name to them and gets paid about $6500 a month for around one hours work.
Yet today the High Court ruled Cam Slater a journalist. Sorry, copying and pasting is not journalism. One has to assume that the High Court Judge has not read or researched the matter, nor have the lawyers involved in the case. Being labelled a journalist for copying and pasting articles that aren't even his is a new low for journalism in New Zealand but about right given the activities of the New Zealand mainstream media.
In his blog, Slater claims to have been given information under the OIA but the reality of the situation is he is being fed information from his corporate associates.
Slater is a phoney and a fraud.
Journalism standards in NZ are appalling too. The NZ Food and Grocery Council fed both Cam Slater and Matty McClean stories, which were press releases and then they put their name to them. Basically the NZ media aren't going out finding stories. They are acting as puppets for corporations and not interested in true journalism.
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