Media commentator Gavin Ellis

Kathryn Ryan talks to Gavin Ellis about a deal between NZME and the Washington Post, which could see the New Zealand Herald gain game-changing digital technology. And Beyond Mainstream Media: two ways to fill different niches - university-fed news websites like AUT's Asia Pacific Report and 'glossy frees' like The Hobson. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz