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The online-only companion to Mediawatch devoted to queries and comments from listeners. This month: your views on choppers hovering over David Bain's wedding; The Herald's protest-free Waitangi Day… Audio

Waitangi conflict coverage - or lack of it; the flag change questions flares up - then fizzles out; sponsors encroaching on the news and programmes; did one beer brand create a perfect promotion… Audio

The Lorde love-in; daily TV current affairs shows return to the screen and a new one arrives; alternative coverage of cricket with the blessing of the powers that be; an irritated overseas writer hits… Audio

Dotcom calls the tune; technology entrepreneurs invest in online news services; hovering over David Bain's wedding; a cricket caning and a rubbish bin ban prompt talkback cries of 'PC gone mad'. Audio

A look back at the best and worst of the media in 2013. Audio

Mediawatch talks to a journalist who's lifted the lid on the loose and lazy use of language in the media. But does it really matter as long as the meaning is clear? And why is the Oxford English… Audio

A major publisher's magazine makes foreign stories look local; broadcasters break the news of Mandela's death; The Press angers the Irish with STD claims; new money fuels new news media in Australia… Audio

Digital TV switchover is complete, but does it also switch-off non-commercial channels? Who will own the airwaves?; Gareth Morgan gets the media going by putting the boot in; and Geoff Robinson… Audio

The Pike River coalmine disaster 3 years on;the perils of promoting products in the media;reporters react to sporting snubs;how the German giant buying our magazines became a global player. Audio

Two broadcasters are off the air over their response to the 'Roastbusters' story. Does this also reveal a real threat to media freedom? Mediawatch asks a top editor, an advertisers' advocate and a… Audio

The Mediawatch team runs through recent queries and comment from listeners on... the fallout from reporting the Super City mayor's affair; sleazy offers of smutty stardom; content partnerships and… Audio

A TV news scoop sparks anguished debate about the culture of teenagers, Police and talk radio; TV3's news chief on the channel's changing current affairs; more major magazines set to change hands; yet… Audio

Online and on-demand, but not on the radio - RNZ's new bid to hook the young; a sports star on social media bypasses the news media with big news; a fuller picture of the Afghan incident. Audio

A bold Maori TV investigation draws praise, but annoys some prominent people in Maoridom; more loose and confusing coverage of the ongoing supercity mayor affair and Sky TV gets a warning letter about… Audio

How the story of the Auckland mayor's affair broke in the news this week: were the media led by the nose - and do the public have a right to know everything?; Will the dismal local election turnout… Audio

Would more local broadcasting boost local politics?; mixed messages on Mark Lundy's case; jarring headlines and ads added to the news; talkback hosts hit back. Audio

Are the media to blame if people say they don't know enough to vote in their local elections? How far do they go giving opinions on candidates? How helpful are polls published during voting? Also -… Audio

The media debates 'choking' as the America's Cup slipped away; the fallout from a partisan pundit calling Labour's leader a liar; have women won the war for a fair shake in the media? Audio

Overheated America's Cup coverage; Labour's leadership outcome; survival strategies for newspapers discussed across the ditch; ads that ended up in the news - and a rude remark that didn't. Audio

Will publishers' 'content partnerships' with advertisers mean more ads dressed up as news in our papers?; contrary claims about life in North Korea; an Australian service pointing out political 'pants… Audio

TVNZ's deal with Sky City; the media influence on Labour's leadership contest; supporting freelance reporters in conflict hotspots; some surprising decisions on documentaries. Audio

The risks and rewards for freelance journalists reporting from war-torn Syria; the media picking Labour's next leader - even though candidates have barely begun their campaigns; a little local… Audio

Were the media up to speed on the on the controversial GCSB legislation passed in Parliament this week?; the BBC's top world news correspondent; and new moves from publishers to help companies get… Audio

Coverage of the quakes that shook central NZ; TV3 tests the PM's claim that we're interested in snapper, not spying, and; a political pundit ponders what sort of watchdogs the media make today. Audio

Coverage of the fallout from Fonterra's contamination crisis, film finance figures which didn't make the cut in the news, commercial media monitoring in the digital age and Dr Who hype. Audio