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Mediawatch for 1 October 2023
9:08 AM.The undecided could decide the election; giving youth a voice in the election; ZB's 'straight talking' subscribers' service. Read more Audio
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A new paid-platform for news and opinion
9:07 AM.A new subscriber service offering "straight talking" reporting and opinion was launched this week by talk radio network Newstalk ZB. Owner NZME has several other services putting content behind a… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - The state of debates
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talked to Mark Leishman about the ever-growing volume of election campaign coverage - and the latest TV (and off-TV) debates putting party leaders under the… Read more Audio
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Current and future state of Stuff
12:00 PM.Three years ago Sinead Boucher took over the country’s biggest publisher of news from Aussie owners who gave it away “like a set of steak knives.” In the absence of big backers and the government… Read more Audio
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Debate stalemates fuel election fatigue
9:12 AM.The election campaign went up a gear in the media this week as party leaders lined up on live TV for the first time. But while the public tuned in in numbers, the pundits reckoned the debates failed… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 24 September 2023
9:08 AM.Debate statemates add to election frustration; the current and future state of Stuff; some good - but overdue - news for Dunedin. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: A game of two Chrises
8:59 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the first live TV leaders' debate of the election campaign and the sports analogy-filled post-match analysis.
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TVNZ tightens its belt citing ad revenue slump
1:45 PM.TVNZ is planning significant cuts to content production, programmes and operational spending in response to commercial clients’ reduced spending on advertising. Future projects are under review and… Read more
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Un-spun numbers don't derail duelling versions of the economy
9:12 AM.The Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update lifted the lid on the nation’s finances this week - and Treasury's projections for the foreseeable future. This dropped some ‘un-spun’ numbers into… Read more Audio
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Stuff keeps Open AI at arm's length
9:10 AM.New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content to power generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. Stuff says it is being… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 17 September 2023
9:08 AM.Un-spun numbers don't derail duelling versions of the economy; Stuff keeps AI at arm's length; medical school row - and a made-up university. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - dogs on a plane & sporting flops
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about the coverage of two huge disasters in North Africa; a little local political difficulty in Dunedin - and political party leaders under… Read more Audio
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AI coming ready or not for our news and music
4:30 PM.Business is booming in artificial intelligence technology and new applications appear in the news almost daily. At an AUT symposium this week, experts said it’s already being deployed in creative… Read more Video, Audio
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Advocacy angst as campaign begins - officially
9:12 AM.The Herald copped criticism for publishing a front-page attack ad targeting the National Party leader this week - but it was far from the first time ads like it have appeared in print. Meanwhile… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 10 September 2023
9:08 AM.Angst over advocacy adverts and content as official election period begins; AI - coming ready or not for news and music. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: The return of the octopus
8:49 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about National's attempt to weather a storm of journalistic scrutiny of its tax plan, Patrick Gower's unusual… Read more Audio
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Horse race journalism as National takes aim at squeezed middle
5:30 PM.As National announced its long-awaited tax plan, some journalists took a hard look at its numbers, while others focused more on political strategy and impact. Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 3 September 2023
9:08 AM.Mongrel and maths collide as campaigns launch - and media ponder National's tax plan; scrutiny of candidates' online footprints prompts pushback and claims of 'agendas'. Read more Audio
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Scrutiny of candidates prompts pushback and claims of 'agendas'
9:07 AM.Scrutiny of political parties' policies intensified this week - and so did the scrutiny of some candidates for seats in Parliament. When TVNZ reported some election candidates’ controversial past… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Spain's football boss (& mum) v the world
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about the strange saga sparked by the sexist behaviour of Spain’s football chief at the Women’s World Cup final. Also - broadcasters' election… Read more Audio
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Low-key reveal of law to make big tech pay for news
6:00 PM.Long-awaited legislation to force big tech platforms to pay New Zealand media for the news they disseminate online is now before Parliament. It could give our media with much-needed money in years to… Read more Audio
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Brought to you by . . . 'partners'
9:10 AM.It’s meant to be clear what’s advertising and what isn't, but 'sponsored content' and 'native advertising' blurred that line a long time ago. Now some outlets form ‘partnerships’ with clients to get… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 27 August 2023
9:08 AM.Brought to you by 'partners' - critics question sponsorship deals pushing clients' content into news media; IMANZ - a new umbrella body for independent local media marketing agencies; low key reveal… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - polling death spiral & sandwich slump
10:18 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about a dire poll for Labour raising the spectre of a media-driven death spiral; a reorganisation at NZME; a plea… Read more Audio
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Migrant exploitation finally in the media spotlight
6:00 PM.A spike in shocking cases of exploitation has put the plight of migrant workers in the media spotlight. But these latest stories are part of a longstanding issue that's sometimes flown under the… Read more Audio