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Newshub at 6 signs off with a bang - and a whimper
Ever since TV3 launched back in 1989, the channel’s staff have brought viewers a 6pm bulletin every single day - up until today. Did Newshub at 6 go out with a bang - or a whimper? Was there…
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Can we trust surveys of our trust in the media?
Recent surveys have said our trust in media’s falling fast, and made plenty of headlines. But lately new surveys say our trust in the media isn’t plummeting. The latest one is part of a pitch to…
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TVNZ confirms shuttering of Fair Go, Midday and Tonight
Final decisions on cuts to Sunday and Re:News are yet to come, and there is a suggestion that Fair Go may continue in some form. Audio
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Fair Go and daily news bulletins to close at TVNZ
TVNZ has confirmed Fair Go - on air for 47 years - and news shows Midday and Tonight will cease next month. The future of Sunday will be confirmed tomorrow. Meanwhile a decision on alternatives to a… Audio
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Christopher Luxon, the unknowable man
Political reporters often say people need to get to know National leader Christopher Luxon. But he's ubiquitous in the media and has been in the job 18 months. Is it possible he's unknowable? Or is it… Audio
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Further fallout as RNZ takes out the ‘garbage’
External experts are poring over the ‘inappropriate editing’ of international news published online by RNZ. It has already tightened editorial checks and stood down an online journalist. Will this… Audio
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Taking a more sceptical stance for business
While many big businesses are still posting big profits, workers and consumers are being squeezed by the economic downturn - and industrial unrest is on the rise. One business journalist tells… Video, Audio
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Media zero in on candidates from the fringes
A notorious white supremacist hit the headlines this week by seeking a spot on his local school board. Amid reports of a shortage of candidates for some local bodies, media have begun probing the… Audio
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Commercial radio urges MPs to rein in RNZ
This week the big commercial radio broadcasters boasted of record-breaking audiences for their big brands when the latest audience figures came out. But at the same their bosses were also urging our… Audio
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Government and media get on same page for terrorism
A group representing our major news media have agreed a set of principles for reporting terrorism and “national security events." It's a response to fears extremists could use the media for their own… Audio
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Upping the game in women’s sport coverage
“Not good enough” was the verdict of Sport NZ boss Raelene Castle after a fresh analysis of thousands of sports reports across our media found women feature in only about one in seven. But offshore… Audio
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New research shows Kiwis trust in news is slipping
New research shows New Zealanders' trust in the news media slipping, even when it comes to the news they choose themselves. That's obviously a bad news story for our media - but what can they really… Video, Audio
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'Hit and Run' runs its course
It’s three years since ‘Hit and Run’ first put Operation Burnham in the headlines, throwing light on a situation that unfolded far from the public gaze. The official report is out after a long and… Audio
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Opinion: Stuff is good, actually
Stuff is under new management and says public trust will be a "core value" in its new era. "Social media is not news media" is one of its new slogans. For years it's been criticised for clickbait or…
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Midweek Mediawatch: Reporters criticised for being too critical
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a new semi-secret start-up for journalism in Canada, more movement from former makers of Bauer magazines… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Covid's compassionate comeback
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Fawlty woke joke that turned out not to be a Major, some deep and troubling stuff from Stuff - and how the comeback… Audio
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Essential workers deserve to keep spotlight once lockdown is gone
They’re getting nationwide applause. Thankful words from politicians. But will our media's focus stay on our essential workers once the lockdown is over? Video
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Amnesia epidemic at Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB's most popular host Mike Hosking spent March contradicting himself on Covid-19. It seems his affliction has been catching.
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Midweek Mediawatch: How not to cover Covid-19
Audio 11 Mar 2020In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the perils of both-sides journalism during the Covid-19 crisis, a weird on-air monologue from Kerre McIvor, and some slightly… Audio
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Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Mediawatch takes a look at the coverage of Islam and Muslims in the media before and after the Christchurch atrocity of 15 March. Audio
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Mediawatch Midweek 20 March 2019
In 2017 the New Zealand media featured 14,349 stories that included the word Islam - nearly 13,000 of those stories mentioned either terrorism or Islamic Jihad. Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn… Video, Audio
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'Tourists from hell' hog holiday headlines and spark media pile-on
The so-called “unruly tourists” were called all the names under the sun in a media pile-on that entertained and angered New Zealanders in equal measure. Every move these surprise summer celebrities… Audio
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Is media mental health coverage helping?
New Zealand’s biggest-ever inquiry into our mental health system says it’s broken and action is urgent. Many in the media pointed out that’s what previous inquiries have said too so we shouldn’t… Video, Audio
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Culture clash over controversial comedy
Heard the one about the Aussie comedian, the Tongan teenager and the New Zealand TV channel? No-one’s laughing now after Maori TV's top brass stepped in to dump a controversial comedy after one… Audio
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Putting women's sport in the frame
The feats of Kiwi sportswomen around the world recently have been hard to spot in sports sections bulging with blokes. Mediawatch asks two front-rank female sports journalists: is that down to bias in… Video, Audio
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Hit & Run: claims and counterclaims
The PM says there is no basis for an inquiry into the deaths of civilians in Afghanistan, yet editorial opinion in the media overwhelmingly backs one. Has the meaning of book Hit & Run been obscured… Audio
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Willie Jackson, the BSA and the Māori TV no-shows
Two prominent Maori broadcasters were set to appear on Maori Television's media show this week to discuss a dispute, neither appeared. What happened - and what was the row about in the first place? Audio
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Mediawatch for 9 March 2014
Audio 9 Mar 2014Selective stories about politicians' spending; Sochi paralympics signals a new way of screening sport; update on plans for a new media outlet; a small-scale magazine's big project for a big milestone… Audio
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Mediawatch For 9 March 2008
Audio 9 Mar 2008Accusations of media manipulation; bad press for the government; Party Prince becomes Harry the Hero. Audio