Colin Peacock
Mediawatch for 20 August 2023
Our World Cup runneth over - what legacy will it leave? Lifting the lid on exploitation of migrant workers and human trafficking. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch
This week Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman while Australia's Matildas play England's Lionesses in Sydney and break TV viewing records. Also: election fever building in the media here; a frenzy… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - football and fruit & veg frenzies
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talked to Mark Leishman while Australia’s Matildas were playing England’s Lionesses in Sydney and breaking TV viewing records. Also: election fever building in the… Audio
Mediawatch for 13 August 2023
Reporters' report on crime coverage urges new thinking - and highlights electoral 'crime crackdown' pattern; RNZ's Richard Sutherland calling it quits after 30 years; free sports streaming options on… Audio
Calling it quits after 30 years
RNZ’s head of news Richard Sutherland’s called it a day after more than 30 years in the news. He’s worked at almost every major news broadcaster in the country and led the outfit representing their… Audio
Putting right what went wrong with RNZ's online news
A review of RNZ's online news has called for greater oversight and enforcement of standards after a crisis sparked by a single staffer making 'inappropriate' edits to international news online… Audio
Mediawatch for 6 August 2023
Political road rage - budget holes & emissions omissions; what went wrong with RNZ's online news - and putting it right, Audio
Midweek Mediawatch with Colin Peacock
Colin Peacock hosts this week's Midweek Mediawatch and shares the latest news and happenings in New Zealand's media. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - RNZ review, Cup crackers, Palmy peeved
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about what a review of the ‘inappropriate editing’ of online news at RNZ has revealed. Also - the FIFA Women’s World Cup… Audio
Review of RNZ's ‘inappropriate editing’ calls for change
An independent review of editorial processes at RNZ has called for greater oversight and enforcement of standards after a single staffer made 'inappropriate' edits to international news stories…
Coming up
Allan’s resignation sparks another at RNZ
A board member at RNZ appointed less than a month ago quit this week after making public comments on Kiri Allan’s downfall and criticising media coverage of it. RNZ had asked Jason Ake to stop and the… Audio
Minister’s downfall triggers premature election speculation
The media could scarcely ignore the startling story of a minister of justice under arrest, but the circumstances of that and her sudden resignation raised many other issues. Many in the media seized… Audio
Mediawatch for 30 July 2023
Minister's downfall triggers election speculation - and another resignation at RNZ. Audio
A triumph - after a day of tragedy
On a day when Auckland was the focus of the biggest story in world sport and the Football Ferns ended up making history, deadly shootings a stone's throw from football teams' hotels and the fan zone… Audio
Political parties roll out crime control policy
After it emerged that Matu Reid was on home detention for family violence offences, the media rapidly raised questions about home detention, the discounting of prison sentences and gun control… Audio
Mediawatch for 23 July 2023
A triumph on a tragic day; political parties roll out crime control policies; creative interpretations of a pretty prosaic political poll. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about the media response to the Prime Minister ruling out wealth taxes; Tova O'Brien returns - while other editors go out; a distressing trial - and covering the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - too much information too soon?
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about intense coverage of a mother accused of killing her children - and the media finally covering the crimes of Sir James Wallace… Audio
Could a 'mortgage bomb' blow up borrowers?
Recent reports have warned of a ‘mortgage bomb’ that could blow up - and a growing number of people unable to pay back debts. Is the story as explosive as some headlines would have you believe?
Australia puts big tech under more pressure
These days the platforms that pump news round the internet make more money out of it than the media who make it. In Australia they’ve done deals to ensure the media get more. Now the government also… Video, Audio