Press topic
Free Speech In Media
21 articles
· 12 aliases in press
· peaked week of 28 Jun 2026
· first seen 1 May 2026
The debate in New Zealand over the boundaries and protections of free expression in media and political discourse, including questions about censorship, legal threats, and the limits of acceptable speech by journalists, broadcasters, and public figures.
Sample framings
Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase
the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle
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Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
Alias drift
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Recent headlines
Most recent 12 articles linking to this topic.
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How the public reacted
Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from
the social lens. Engagement is
likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used
across the digest cards.
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264 social posts
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26,298 engagement
Stance — 264 classified edges
Supportive
154
Critical
91
Neutral / explainer
8
Mocking
11
Sentiment — 264 classified posts
Positive
63
Neutral
42
Negative
159
Most-engaged posts on this topic
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twitter
· @winstonpeters
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 3627
· ↻ 815
· 💬 446
· 6,595 engagement
6 May
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facebook
· nzfirst
· sentiment: positive
· ♥ 988
· ↻ 42
· 💬 348
· 2,116 engagement
7 Jun
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twitter
· @paulgoldsmithmp
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 1131
· ↻ 90
· 💬 267
· 2,112 engagement
21 Mar
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