Mediawatch

There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.

Hosted and produced by Colin Peacock

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Sundays at 9.10am on RNZ National

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Midweek Mediawatch - mean streets, mean tunes

Mediawatch's weekly catchup with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about reports that the streets of the capital are increasingly unsafe and unpleasant- especially for women. Also - doubling down on political polls and an RNZ stalwart cops it for straying out of his lane on K-Pop.
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BTS in their music video 'Idol'.

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The Mediawatch Christmas Bonus

Bonus episode
2021's almost gone - but not forgotten - though it would be nice to be able to forget large parts of it. Before we flip into 2022, Mediawatch looks at what's coming up next year - and some more acknowledgement of stuff in the year gone by which was outstanding . . . one way or another.
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Mediawatch for 19 December 2021

2021 - media in the year of the vaccine; NZ news media in Oz-style ideological drift?
The New Zealand Herald's '90% Project' - aiming for 9 in 10 people vaccinated against COVID-19 by Christmas.

Midweek Mediawatch With Hayden Donell

Midweek Mediawatch With Hayden Donell.

Midweek Mediawatch: Anger, anxiety, and Kerre McIvor

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about a sympathetic story on the plight of the unvaccinated, a new doco from TVNZ, and anger and anxiety directed at a caller to Newstalk ZB.
John Campbell in Anger, Anxiety & Us

Young entrepreneur’s death sparks media backlash

The recent death of entrepreneur Jake Millar - at the age of 26 - prompted an angry backlash against the media - over coverage of his failed venture Unfiltered. Some in business cited tall poppy syndrome and claimed the media scrutiny of risk-takers and innovators must change. But what sort of coverage should they expect?
A New Zealand Herald story this week about the reaction to the death of young entrepreneur Jake Millar.

Mediawatch for 12 December 2021

Young entrepreneur's death sparks media backlash; angst over 'iwi checkpoints' obscures big picture.

Midweek Mediawatch: Style v substance; service station sausage rolls scandal

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about style over substance in the coverage of Chris Luxon's first question time as leader, a Stuff column for the ages, and some new hires at Sean Plunket's online talk station.
Nicola Willis and Chris Luxon at parliament for first media briefing as leader and deputy

No man is an airline

The National Party has new leadership, after an intense focus on the outgoing leader Judith Collins. But while no-one will forget her in a hurry, the name of her successor still seems to confuse the media.

An anti-intensification housing media blitz

Opponents of the bipartisan bill aimed at enabling housing blitzed the media over the past few weeks. Many of the reports failed to include relevant context and balancing opinion.
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RNZ’s Tahi -'the one' for rangatahi?

RNZ's previous plan to reach younger people collapsed in early 2020 after opposition to RNZ Concert cuts - and pushback from commercial broadcasters. This week RNZ fired up Tahi - a more modest effort for the under-served youth audience. What's the plan this time?
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Mediawatch for 5 December 2021

Spotlight swings onto new National's new leader; an anti-intensification housing media blitz; RNZ's 'Tahi' - 'the one' for rangatahi?

Midweek Mediawatch: Chris Luxon's baptism of fire

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 acquisition, and the launch of a new youth service.
Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis at first media conference as Nats leadership team

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

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 really want was confusing - and overlapping anger about the government and Covid-19 made the mix more murky.
Groundswell protesters in Christchurch Sunday.

New collective bid to make tech titans pay for NZ news

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 struck substantial - but confidential and individual - deals with the tech titans - but a former news boss in both countries tells Mediawatch it may be a bad idea.
A picture taken on October 1, 2019 in Lille shows the logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google displayed on a tablet. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)

Bridges burned, Collins crushed, Reti takes the reins

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 - with the media following every step.
Reporters and camera crews staked out every entrance to Parliament the morning of the meeting that sealed Judith Collins' fate.

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