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Mediawatch: Is it the end of the news as we know it?
This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country's journalists. So what's next?
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WB boss regrets jobs still being lost despite deal: 'It does come with a downside'
16 Apr 2024However, some journalists are welcoming the agreement that will see the 6pm news stay on Kiwis' televisions. Audio
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'Banks can't protect New Zealanders on their own'
15 Apr 2024The banking industry has made progress on a national Anti-Scam Centre - but now needs the support of police and other organisations to fight scammers.
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Journalists offered 'radical', 'aggressive' Newshub solution, Gower says
11 Apr 2024The senior journalist is continuing his crusade to save at least part of the newsroom. Audio
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Frustration over rejected plan for cut-down Newshub
10 Apr 2024Michael Morrah says he's 'gutted' a staff plan was rejected, while Patrick Gower is calling for a lifeline as 250 staff look set to lose their jobs in July.
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'Save some of these people': Gower clings to hope of rescue
10 Apr 2024Viewers and staff deserved to see some form of the news operation survive, the reporter said, as emotional employees gathered after a meeting confirming 250 job cuts.
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Former presenter hopes Fair Go will go on, in a new form
10 Apr 2024A media commentator warns Wednesday could be one of the worst days for journalism in New Zealand's history. Audio
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NZ considers report finding Microsoft failures allowed Chinese hack
10 Apr 2024The US tech giant holds the data of millions of New Zealanders given to it by the government.
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TVNZ to cut Fair Go, midday and late night news bulletins
9 Apr 2024The programmes will end in mid-May, TVNZ has confirmed.
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TVNZ staff set to hear final decisions on job cuts
9 Apr 2024Meanwhile, a decision on alternatives to the proposal to close Newshub in June is being kept under wraps by its owner. Audio
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Google looks to AI paywall option - report
The company is said to be revamping its business model and looking at putting some of its core product behind a paywall.
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Whakaata Māori celebrates 20 years of telling Māori stories
28 Mar 2024The broadcaster has survived the last two decades by staying true to its kaupapa, despite challenges, an advocate says.
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'Quiet on Set': Alleged abuse bombshells on Nickelodeon shows
25 Mar 2024The four-part documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV reveals that actor Drake Bell was sexually abused by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.
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Choices in TV news and current affairs important to most - survey
17 Mar 2024New research shows strong demand among the public for a range of platforms to access local news. Audio
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TVNZ staff want to know why profitable shows are being cut - Union
14 Mar 2024The union for some TVNZ staffers says the broadcaster should pause it plans. Audio
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The big names at this year's Auckland Writers Festival
13 Mar 2024The line-up for southern hemisphere's largest literary festival includes Booker Prize-winners and BookTok favourites alongside Aotearoa's own book stars.
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'Manipulated' photo of Princess of Wales part of the 'trustability crisis'
11 Mar 2024The controversy over the first photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery is a high-profile example of the 'trustability crisis' about to hit modern society, says a NZ psychologist. Audio
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Public media group suggests funding TVNZ through levies
9 Mar 2024The Better Public Media Trust said TVNZ could be funded at a cost of $60 per person annually.
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TikTok crackdown bill unanimously approved by US House panel
The US House Energy and Commerce committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China's ByteDance six months to divest from short video app TikTok or face a US ban.
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TVNZ plans job cuts to stay 'sustainable'
7 Mar 2024Mediawatch: Just a week after Warner Bros Discovery's shock announcement that it plans to shut down Newshub, TVNZ has announced it plans to cut dozens of jobs.
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'The algorithm finds her': Social media and the rise in eating disorders
28 Feb 2024TikTok is not doing enough to get rid of content that promotes disordered eating, says a young woman suffering from an eating disorder.
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Piers Morgan, Nigella and Oprah Winfrey 'deepfaked' for US influencer's ads
Celebrities have criticised the use of AI deepfake online adverts that gave the false impression they had endorsed a US influencer's self-help course.
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Florida passes bill banning social media for children under 16
The bill, passed in the state's Republican-controlled House of Representatives, forces social media platforms to terminate their accounts and use third-party verification to screen under-age users.
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How big tech is fighting deceptive AI as billions go to the polls
18 Feb 2024The world's biggest tech companies have signed an accord committing them to fighting content that deceives.
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The speed bumps that don't cost 500K
The NZ Herald had been running lead stories on Auckland's costly crossings - but you needed to look hard for the correction, reports Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell. Audio
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'Overjoyed' Taylor Swift brings Eras Tour spectacle to MCG
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performed last night in front of 96,000 people in the first of three shows in Melbourne.
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'Predatory' insurer used photo of young cancer patient
17 Feb 2024A Nelson mother is taking Risk Direct to the Disputes Tribunal after it used a photo of her and her son in an advertisement.
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MAFS is back: 'We love the shock value of how people can actually behave'
5 Feb 2024If you get a kick out of knowing other people's private business, then you'll probably have tonight circled in your calendar.
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