Colin Peacock
Kicking against complacency
A former editor warns the weakening of the news media threatens our right to know - a right we tend to take for granted. How should the media respond? Video, Audio
Kicking against complacency
A former editor warns the weakening of the news media threatens our right to know - a right we tend to take for granted. How should the media respond?
Video, AudioClaims and counterclaims create capital confusion
A controversial bid to extend Wellington's airport runway was back in the news this week - but not in a way that interested citizens could easily understand. Audio
Claims and counterclaims create capital confusion
A controversial bid to extend Wellington's airport runway was back in the news this week - but not in a way that interested citizens could easily understand.
AudioReport from Rio
Senior RNZ sports reporter Barry Guy team joins Colin with the latest from the Olympic Games. Audio
Peter Mares - Not Quite Australian
Temporary migration is redefining Australian society. Peter Mares says there are around one million 'unsettled settlers' - including thousands of New Zealanders - on various kinds of temporary visas… Audio
Skewing our news - and screwing the business?
More and more of us have news fed to us from Facebook or we get it via Google. While they're making it easy to find what we want, they also influence which news and views we get - and the ones we… Audio
Skewing our news - and screwing the business?
More and more of us have news fed to us from Facebook or we get it via Google. While they're making it easy to find what we want, they also influence which news and views we get - and the ones we…
AudioMediawatch for 7 August 2016
Maori opposition to 'Helen4SG' takes the media by surprise; the power and influence of Google and Facebook; spotlight falls on sexism in Ad-land. Audio
Ad-land under spotlight for galloping sexism
Former Saatchi and Saatchi executive Kevin Roberts isn't the only New Zealand adman called out by one of the industry's most outspoken women over sexism lately. Audio
Ad-land under spotlight for galloping sexism
Former Saatchi and Saatchi executive Kevin Roberts isn't the only New Zealand adman called out by one of the industry's most outspoken women over sexism lately.
AudioMediaworks names new boss for tough job
Broadcasting company Mediaworks has appointed a new chief executive from Australia. Michael Anderson will have a tough job leading a company that has had a turbulent time in an increasingly…
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Mediaworks names new boss for tough job
Broadcasting company Mediaworks has appointed a new chief executive from Australia. Michael Anderson will have a tough job leading a company that has had a turbulent time in an increasingly…
AudioGive facts a chance
False claims can spread faster than ever in the media these days - far faster than the truth about them can be established. Journalists make things worse "behaving like young people online", says one… Video, Audio
Give facts a chance
False claims can spread faster than ever in the media these days - far faster than the truth about them can be established. Journalists make things worse "behaving like young people online", says one…
Video, AudioMediawatch for 31 July 2016
Checking the facts in the digital age; out with the old and in with the new at RNZ; TV drama decisions confound the critics. Audio
Out with the old, in with the new at RNZ
Some long-standing feature programmes have gone from RNZ National lately, and others are being scaled back. A new Podcasts and Series unit has been set up to offer more feature content on-demand. Medi… Audio
Out with the old, in with the new at RNZ
Some long-standing feature programmes have gone from RNZ National lately, and others are being scaled back. A new Podcasts and Series unit has been set up to offer more feature content on-demand. Medi…
AudioDumb moves on clever TV drama?
TVNZ is winding up critics by screening dramas they've panned, and axing ones they rate. Mediawatch looks at a drama that's on TV in Australia, the US and UK, but not here - even though we're paying… Video, Audio
Dumb moves on clever TV drama?
TVNZ is winding up critics by screening dramas they've panned, and axing ones they rate. Mediawatch looks at a drama that's on TV in Australia, the US and UK, but not here - even though we're paying…
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