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Commercial deals for media personalities - the compromises and conflicts of interest they can create; Finland's fury over a minister's mischief. Audio

The writing on the wall for evening papers; blogging broadcasters - and broadcasting bloggers; a controversial new law; Marmageddon: the end of the world - or just the media gone mad? Audio

Clouded coverage of the Ports of Auckland dispute; are we missing old-fashioned industrial reporters?; one man's account of unwanted media attention at a traumatic time; the blurry line between… Audio

Non-commercial public TV's disappearing - but the public's still paying for entertainment shows on commercial channels; a bad broadcasting stat that got a great run; reports that a TVNZ's show not… Audio

Emotional coverage of a law and order campaign; the Fiji regime's hired help; anguish over Wellington's 'spy car'; The Muppets trump welfare reform on TV; the backlash from taking the mickey out of Te… Audio

The challenge for media in Christchurch - reporting the recovery while rebuilding themselves; how the quake has changed journalists jobs - and their lives; reporting the anniversary from Japan; reborn… Audio

The Mediawatch team runs through listeners' queries and comments - and updates recent stories from Mediawatch for the first time in 2012. This month: the PM's front-page reflections on Christchurch… Audio

Marking the upcoming earthquake anniversary in Christchurch; right of reply on The Panel; newspaper stories with overhyped headlines; a controversial contest backfies on radio - but not really. Audio

All Black in a media breastfeeding frenzy; who shapes media debate on economic issues?; two political broadcasting rows revived; a misreported comment goes global; Waitangi Day expat antics overblown.

Has Occupy had a fair go in our media - or the coverage it deserved?; an Aussie mining magnate turned media mogul with a big stake in our papers; an unfairly-outed bouncer; alarming reports of a… Audio

Death, danger, disaster and violence dominate summer news; the fallout from a controversial documentary; the teapot tape leak; Blanket Man in the media. Audio

New Zealand on Air is seeking advice over whether it can stop potentially politically charged TV programmes from airing during election campaigns. Audio

The Mediawatch team runs through listeners' queries and comments - and updates recent stories from Mediawatch one last time in 2011. This month: reaction to proposals for one media regulator to… Audio

Controversial proposals to keep the media honest in the future; Mediawatch looks back at the good, bad and the ugly in the media in 2011. Audio

TVNZ in business with Sky, and what it means for viewers; major freedom surveys back NZ - but not other Pacific countries; and a sensitive interview bungled. Audio

Political punch-ups, why we could get more details of court cases in the media than juries hear in courtrooms and a international TV star who doesn't watch TV. Audio

Colin Peacock, Jeremy Rose and Listener columnist Toby Manhire dissect the election night TV coverage. Audio

Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose from Mediawatch look at election coverage in this morning's newspapers. Audio

The Mediawatch team looks at the coverage of election night on radio, on TV and online; how the campaign unfolded in the media; how NZ First returned from the media wilderness; and the likely… Audio

Has the public interest been served in the teapot tape affair?; and an Australian journalist on reporting the Pike River disaster. Audio

What the political parties contesting the election have in mind for the media; how one woman became the face of poverty. Audio

The Mediawatch team runs through the best of listeners' queries and comments and updates recent stories and issues on Mediawatch - with guest Toby Manhire. This month: one eyed-rugby coverage; what we… Audio

Making sense of the sudden surge of election campaign coverage; Australian inquiries which could have an impact here; the futile hunt for baby seven billion. Audio

Was the wall-to-wall RWC coverage over the top? And will it change the way sport is covered in future?; some of the mistakes made in the media during the rugby; the election campaign kick-off; do they… Audio

The media mauling of Wallaby Quade Cooper; what visiting journalists made of our media during the RWC - and the picture of NZ painted overseas; how tabloids turned a morbid murder mystery into a… Audio