Kevin: The Left Can’t Satire, Either

We all know the left can’t meme. They can’t do satire either. Case in point, the following article written by a senior writer at the Spinoff.

 

If the emergency alert woke you up this morning, warning of strong currents and surges occurring after the M8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia, do you even care about this country?

Graham Adams: The Spinoff’s $10m taxpayer haul

NZ On Air’s records show 52 grants dating back to 2016.

Last week, Duncan Greive announced an urgent fund-raising drive as a do-or-die moment for the The Spinoff, which he founded in 2014. At the very least, unless enough money rolled in from readers, more staff would lose their jobs in addition to the few roles that had already been disestablished.

He and the two other senior staffers who signed the open letter identified The Spinoff’s three “main buckets” of revenue — advertising and commercial partnerships; readers’ contributions; and taxpayer funding. The buckets were leaking badly.