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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.
Sundays at 9:05am and 10:12pm
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Midweek - Polk folk, trust feedback, lobbying lid-lifting
16 Apr 2025Does TV doco Polk live up to the hype - or live down to the claims of tabloid clickbait? Also - further feedback feedback on 'trust in news', new unofficial register lifts the lid on lobbying a… Read more Audio
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Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
13 Apr 2025Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have gained trust this time round - though… Read more Audio
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Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
13 Apr 2025Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have gained trust this time round - though… Read more Audio
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Midweek - MediaWorks bought, Herald positive, Green MP speaks
9 Apr 2025An outdoor ad company buys the country's largest radio network, NZME launches a positive news campaign - and Hayden launches an unauthorised theme tune. Also - Green MP Benjamin Doyle speaks out about… Read more Audio
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Super-market failure, ad income slump, local paper paper row
6 Apr 2025Just two companies have carved up most of our grocery bills for years. The government says change is coming - but many in the media don't seem to believe it;s possible. Also - our media's slumping… Read more Audio
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Green in the gun, NZME update, Stuff falls foul of BSA on ASH
2 Apr 2025Green MP's social media spark controversy - and claims the media ran shy of the story. Also: NZME's bitter battle for control rumbles on, and the broadcasting watchdog sanctions Stuff for a ThreeNews… Read more Audio
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Green shoots and dire data, NZME angst, easiest scoop ever
Are our media confusing us with claims about 'green shoots' in the economy at the same time as more dire data in the headlines? Also - the epic security fail at the top of the Trump regime that gave a… Read more Audio
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Midweek- NZME board battle goes postal, Stuff's AI tweak
Billionaire Jim Grenon's letter-writing spree as he tries to take control of NZME's board & a click-driven incentive scheme at the company. Also - more journalists are killed in Gaza & an… Read more Audio
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Lid-lifting Kiwi gagged over Facebook, lifestyle journalism
A Kiwi lifting the lid on Facebook's been gagged before she could talk to RNZ. Why? And what did she say before Meta called its lawyers? Also: news publishers' ownership in play & lifestyle… Read more Audio
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Ownership angst, lunch fatigue, US podcast bombast
Rivals appeal to NZME shareholders as Stuff carves its chief's one share into a million. Also: MAGA-powered podcasters control the zone - and have we lost the appetite for school lunch scrutiny? Audio
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Media question PM’s position, integrity initiative for media
The PM's got plenty on his plate right now, including media hinting his time is up in the top job. Is that true - or fair? Also: a new move to use the media to improve integrity in public life and… Read more Audio
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Midweek - Poll angst, NZME upheaval
12 Mar 2025A new poll piles pressure on the PM and his party, the billionaire bidding to unseat NZME's board hits back at claims about his intentions, a Paddington clarification Audio
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.
