Colin Peacock
Raising the alarm when quakes strike
Reports of a post-quake tsunami on the way caused near-panic around Gisborne 10 years ago, and prompted a promise it wouldn't happen again. Did the authorities and the media get it right when a closer…
Mediawatch for 11 September 2016
Mock shock over fake coke joke; the NZ story which really went viral this week; stuff of substance in the time of clickbait; spreading the word when quakes strike. Audio
Mediawatch for 4 September 2016
Burglary hits the headlines; playing the long game: do media need new tools for official information?; low-fact coverage of flying fast food; FFS - how the media handle rude words Audio
Playing the long game
A new policing policy to get burglary numbers down made headlines this past week, and so did a reporter lifting the lid on a previous burglary stats that didn't stack up after years of probing. Does… Video, Audio
Playing the long game
A new policing policy to get burglary numbers down made headlines this past week, and so did a reporter lifting the lid on a previous burglary stats that didn't stack up after years of probing. Does…
Video, AudioThe takeaway from a low-fact flying fast food yarn
Was it really news that a pizza was dropped onto a picnic blanket by a drone in a field outside Auckland? Is an age of food-by-air for the needy and greedy really upon us? Mediawatch looks for the… Video, Audio
The takeaway from a low-fact flying fast food yarn
Was it really news that a pizza was dropped onto a picnic blanket by a drone in a field outside Auckland? Is an age of food-by-air for the needy and greedy really upon us? Mediawatch looks for the…
Video, AudioOh the humanity: Facebook's fail
Facebook gets rid of people picking the news for its feed, and the machines made a mess of it almost immediately.
Mediawatch for 28 August 2016
Doping dogged the Olympics in the run up to Rio. But why did it all go quiet once the Games got going? And did women in Rio get fair coverage? Also: the government responds to technological change in… Audio
Digital media upheaval prompts a tweak of the law
Technology is causing huge upheaval in broadcasting, but there's no bold change from the latest review of our mostly pre-internet regulations. Audio
Digital media upheaval prompts a tweak of the law
Technology is causing huge upheaval in broadcasting, but there's no bold change from the latest review of our mostly pre-internet regulations.
AudioMedals over morals
An epic doping scandal hogged the headlines before the Rio Olympics, but there was mostly silence on the subject once the Games began. And in Australia, they went up the wrong track altogether. Video, Audio
Medals over morals
An epic doping scandal hogged the headlines before the Rio Olympics, but there was mostly silence on the subject once the Games began. And in Australia, they went up the wrong track altogether.
Video, AudioLadies: bring a medal
Overseas media were called out for sexism during the Olympics. There were instances in our media too, but it wasn't only the women patronised in reporting from Rio. Audio
Ladies: bring a medal
Overseas media were called out for sexism during the Olympics. There were instances in our media too, but it wasn't only the women patronised in reporting from Rio.
AudioMediawatch for 21 August 2016
Is the weakening of our news media fuelling a democratic deficit? If so, what should the media do? Also: overselling Olympic spirit; a courtroom clash over who can show what from Rio; claims and… Audio
Overselling Olympic spirit
A moving moment involving a Kiwi competitor in Rio was hailed worldwide as the embodiment of 'Olympic spirit'. But not everyone in the media agreed. Audio
Overselling Olympic spirit
A moving moment involving a Kiwi competitor in Rio was hailed worldwide as the embodiment of 'Olympic spirit'. But not everyone in the media agreed.
AudioSelling the spirit
A moving moment involving a Kiwi competitor in Rio was hailed worldwide as the embodiment of 'Olympic spirit'. But not everyone in the media agreed.
Who won an Olympic clash in court?
A wrangle over the right to run online video played out in court recently, while the Olympic Games played out in Rio. Has the outcome settled the question of who can show what without breaking the… Video, Audio
