The year 2021 has almost gone – but not forgotten – though it would be nice to be able to forget large parts of it. Covid-19 was obviously a major topic for both talkback hosts and their callers, and sometimes veered off into unpleasant stuff. Cyclists tooBut an issue that really divided the country and sent talkback hosts into a spittle-flecked frenzy in 2021 was cyclists. Back in June 2021, when they stormed the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Kerre McIvor described them as “little creatures” who were “threatening” their fellow Aucklanders. So Kerre McIvor is the winner of the Mediawatch award for performative outrage in 2021.

Source: Stuff December 26, 2021 08:14 UTC