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I see the “Journalists protest at media awards” story is no longer avaliable on stuff. Funny that, they never used to pull stories after 3 days, nothing on Herald etc either. Had to turn to the “Blayney Chronicle” to get the NZPA Scoop.

The protest is in regards to APN’s proposed outsourcing of sub-editing to Australian “PageMasters”.

“These awards are about decent journalism and that means properly run newsrooms,” said New Zealand Herald reporter Simon Collins,

Full Winners List for the Awards Are Here

Scanning the list above you can see that there is no shortage of talent in our newsrooms, with the protest happening at the awards no doubt with an aim to protect this. Each job/ resource cut is compromising our access to the high quality media insight to which we have become accustomed to, and perhaps now take for granted here in NZ.

OMG Award for Site Im loving today - Runway ReporterÂ

Microeconomic theory maintains that purchases are driven by a combination of consumer preference and price.

Neuroimaging evidence shows that distinct circuits anticipate gain and loss, product preference activated the nucleus accumbens (NAcc), while excessive prices activated the insula and deactivated the mesial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) prior to the purchase decision.

Activity from each of these regions independently predicted peoples purchases above and beyond self-reports they made. 

On a random tangent - but fascinating stuff, all this going on while we are completely unaware in that shoe store. What isn’t clear though - yes, the exorbitant price of the boots activates the insula in your brain, but where is the circuit that kicks in with some inhibitory neurotransmitter that makes you put the Eftpos card back in your wallet!!  

What companies like Toyota and Honda did to the Detroit auto industry is comparable to what online and digital media is doing to traditional media

What do people want right across any type of product group?

* More efficient product
* Less expensive product
* More technologically advanced product
* More nimble company

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Zeitgeist Explained
zeit·geist | Pronunciation: ‘tsIt-”gIst, ‘zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 |

Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era.

Zeitgeist measures- Top gaining* Google queries in an era)

NZ
1.  motorhomes
2. poppies
3. taupo
4. quizilla
5. pb technologies
6. fiordland
7. smith city
8. short hair styles
9. rocks
10. mudvayne
11. muffins
12. auckland city council
13. battlefield 2
14. mit
15. trade me new zealand

Australia has Ugg Boots at number two and Bakers Delight at Number 11. Canada has “menufoods” at number one. The irish have “creative ireland” in the number one spot and who wants to be a millionaire at number 11.

*Gaining queries are those keywords whose popularity has increased the most in comparison with the previous month.