Saw @BenThomasNZ on @NZQandA with @JackTame & @lailaharre, an extreme leftist. Ben is as wet as they come. He made excuses for @jamespeshaw & today called a tweet from @PiersonOlivia "garbage". Can media please stop this undemocratic deceit & give us balanced discussion? #nzpol

In fact if any media people read this thread, then I suggest Olivia Pierson as a replacement for the likes of Ben & @PronouncedHare who don& #39;t ever really have much to say to counter the left. Olivia, an accomplished writer & speaker will say what they should be saying. #nzmedia

It is totally unhelpful to democracy to have a far leftist on one hand & then a mildly left speaker as "balance". Its not balanced. It means the whole discussion is slanted to the left, & if media want to confront allegations of left bias, they need to address this issue.