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Podcast: The Mike Hosking Breakfast
Episode: Mike's Minute: There are more good news, than bad, hospo stories
Description: A small tip on news coverage. The media can go some small way to redeeming its reputation by asking more questions. One of the current obsessions is the closure of hospitality outlets. A café only needs to announce their closing, and the media can't swoop fast enough with a doom and gloom headline. To be fair, The Hospitality Association doesn’t help. They roll out no shortage of misery stories. Ruby in Auckland got headlines the other day after they announced they were leaving downtown Auckland. Now, Ruby isn't hospital...