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Mediawatch

There's never a shortage of opinions on the media - but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail twice a week, accompanied by to-the-point interviews and analysis. Mediawatch is a must-listen each week for those keen to know more about the news - and each edition must also stand up to the scrutiny of those who work in our media.

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  • Midweek Mediawatch: Chris Luxon's baptism of fire

    media
    1 Dec 2021

    In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the barrage of tough questions that met Chris Luxon upon his ascent to the National leadership, a media… Read more Audio

  • Bold business journalism play pays off with sale

    business media
    30 Nov 2021

    New Zealand Herald publisher NZME has shaken up the business news scene with an agreement to buy subscription-based service BusinessDesk. It rewards a bold moved by the founder 13 years ago - and also… Read more

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  • Bridges burned, Collins crushed, Reti takes the reins

    media politics
    28 Nov 2021

    Late on Wednesday night’s not prime time for political news to break, but Judith Collins' late-night kneecapping of rival Simon Bridges kicked off the chain of events that left her on the backbenches… Read more Audio

  • Just fed-up farmers? Or 'radical right in gumboots'?

    media rural
    28 Nov 2021

    Groundswell took over about 70 centres nationwide - briefly and pretty peacefully - in last weekend’s Mother of All Protests. But the picture the media painted of who they really are and what they… Read more Audio

  • New collective bid to make tech titans pay for NZ news

    business media
    28 Nov 2021

    The umbrella group representing locally-owned news media wants to negotiate with Facebook and Google for "fair payment” for the local journalism appearing on their services. Australian news media have… Read more Audio

  • Mediawatch for 28 November 2021

    28 Nov 2021

    Bridges burned, Collins crushed, Reti takes the reins; Just fed-up farmers - or 'the radical right in gumboots'? ; New bid to get tech titans pay for NZ news. Audio

  • Worlds of Journalism Study

    media
    27 Nov 2021

    The world's most comprehensive survey of journalism needs new Zealand journalists to take part to better understand the changes that are taking place in the media -  and the role of journalism in a… Read more

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  • Midweek Mediawatch: Soper's simmering stand-off

    media
    26 Nov 2021

    In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a Cold War brewing between Newstalk ZB's political editor and the PM, misinformation in local papers - and the need for… Read more Audio

  • MediaWorks reveals plan to ditch Magic Talk, launch new talk brand

    media
    25 Nov 2021

    MediaWorks has revealed a lineup of familiar names for its new talk radio station, which is set to take over from Magic Talk early next year. Read more

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  • Radio in NZ 100 not out. But what next?

    media
    21 Nov 2021

    Radio in New Zealand marked its centenary this week with tributes to its staying power in the past - and confident claims it’s here to stay for the future. Several stations now have bigger audiences… Read more Audio

  • Looking back on tech titans' takeover of media

    internet technology
    21 Nov 2021

    Facebook’s all-powerful founder has rebooted his trillion-dollar company as ‘Meta’ and he’s planning for a new virtual ‘metaverse’ for us in five years. But the real world mess Facebook’s made in… Read more Audio

  • Mediawatch for 21 November 2021

    21 Nov 2021

    Radio in NZ is 100 not out: RNZ's Paul Thompson on what comes next; looking back on tech titans' takeover of media with Rory Cellan-Jones. Audio

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Mediawatch

Sundays at 9:05am and 10:12pm

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On air since 2001 and as a podcast since 2007, Mediawatch looks critically at big stories and issues in the news right now - and what’s going on behind the scenes across the media.

Mediawatch examines the output of reporters, producers and editors - as well as the input of PR and the ad industry. It also questions the executives, policy-makers, politicians, regulators and tech companies which influence our media today.

Colin Peacock, Producer and presenter of Mediawatch

Colin studied journalism at the University of Canterbury then headed overseas to freelance back in the 1990s before pitching up at BBC News for eight years. He worked for BBC World TV and news and sport network 5 Live before ending up as a producer at the World Service. After a stint at World Update, a co-production with Public Radio International in the US, he returned to New Zealand and came to RNZ in 2003. He’s been producing and presenting Mediawatch since 2007.

Hayden Donnell, Mediawatch producer

Hayden Donnell has been a writer, reporter and editor for news outlets including the New Zealand Herald, TVNZ, RNZ and Newshub. In recent years he’s also worked for The Spinoff, where his story on the making of Kim Dotcom’s much-maligned album Good Times won a Voyager award for best entertainment feature. He also presented the web series Get It To Te Papa, which follows his quest to get underappreciated artefacts into our national museum. He joined the Mediawatch team at the beginning of 2020.

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Presenter: Colin Peacock