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Irreplaceable images on the block again
A decade ago our biggest newspaper publisher made an ill-fated deal to send its almost all of its entire archive of photos offshore to be digitised. They never came back - and now their LA-based owner…
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Annoying both sides doesn't equal getting it right
13 Nov 2022Amid a barrage of criticism from across the political spectrum, Elon Musk reached for a defence beloved by editors and journalists.
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Midweek Mediawatch - Follow the leaders
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Karyn Hay about the Labour Party’s conference overshadowed by the latest TV opinion poll - and reporters’…
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Minister and media puts pressure on suppression
The new justice minister has said name suppression in our courts “is not working” because it’s granted too often to people with the means to make a strong bid for it. That puts Kiri Allan on the same…
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Who are New Zealand's journalists today?
Journalists have long suffered the scorn of the public, rating as poorly as the politicians they report on – and used car sellers – when it comes to trustworthiness. But what New Zealand journalists…
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Mediawatch for 6 November 2022
6 Nov 2022Minister and media puts pressure on name suppression; who are New Zealand's journalists today?
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Midweek Mediawatch - political photo ops & tech titans under pressure
2 Nov 2022Midweek Mediawatch - Hayden Donnell talks to Charlotte Ryan about how the media handle politicians' photo opportunities - and one politician keeping the media at arm's length. Also - unprecedented…
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Midweek Mediawatch: A political journalist's PR pitch
2 Nov 2022In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Charlotte Ryan about Christopher Luxon's day working at McDonald's, a political journalist giving PR advice to a politician, and…
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On the overlap - TV rugby double-up stuff-up
NZ Rugby was panned for overlapping the Black Ferns and the All Blacks on the pitch - and on TV - at the same time this weekend - but it wasn’t the first international double-up during the Women’s…
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PM’s exit speculation goes another round
Pundits and presenters aired excitable opinions about the possibility - or probability according to some - that Jacinda Ardern would quit while she was ahead before the next election. It's a re-run of…
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A doco revival spotlights crime and injustice
30 Oct 2022A recent revival of local prime-time TV documentaries has highlighted some thorny social issues and raised awkward questions about justice and equality. Among them was a revealing investigation this…
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Mediawatch for 30 October 2022
30 Oct 2022PM's exit speculation goes another round; a doco revival spotlights crime and justice; on the overlap: rugby TV clashes create controversy.
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Midweek Mediawatch - Politics overkill, talk radio overcooked
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media in overdrive over the UK’s political drama; more PR problems in the push for the new public media entity and a talk radio host…
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On the sidelines of big news in China
This week's five-yearly meeting of the Chinese Communist Party signposted China's economic and foreign policy for the foreseeable future under President Xi Jinping. That's a big deal for trading…
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Mediawatch for 23 October 2022
23 Oct 2022Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas.
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Chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas
The political turmoil in the UK sparked some spectacular emotional reactions - and language not normally fit for broadcast. Meanwhile, one radio host here was pondering just what words should be used…
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Midweek Mediawatch: A media tempest over Shakespeare
19 Oct 2022In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a misleading and sometimes fact-free media uproar over a small arts grant, new developments in the Kamahl…
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Stuff proposes cutbacks in regional newsrooms
18 Oct 2022Stuff is planning a restructure in its local and regional newspapers which could see job cuts in five newsrooms - and a new unit covering regional breaking news.
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Heated emissions from media on gas charging plan
Settling on a scheme to charge for agricultural emissions has taken 20 years of consultation, compromise and scientific research - and agriculture’s leading lobby groups were partners in the process…
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The media and low local election turnout
16 Oct 2022Once again the local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement. Is the media coverage, or lack thereof, contributing to the problem - and what can it do to help?
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Ex-media minister’s hasty move to lobbying
Kris Faafoi masterminded the public media merger that’s now in train, before quitting politics to spend more time with his family last June. Now he wants to spend more time with government again…
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Mediawatch for 16 October 2022
16 Oct 2022Heated emissions from media on greenhouse gas charging plan; the media and the low, low, local election turnout; ex-media minister's hasty move to lobbying.
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Midweek Mediawatch - Election angst and rugby joy
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the fallout from the local elections - Mayor Brown keeping media at arm's length: Also - Women's Rugby World Cup media fever, in spite of…
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TVNZ's media marriage at first sight
Media execs aired their angst about the government’s public media plan in parliamentary hearings this week - and the commercial clout TVNZ will bring to the new entity. TVNZ’s Simon Power talks to Me…
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