Colin Peacock

When the phone-hacking scandal in the UK was at its height three years ago, media mogul Rupert Murdoch put a New Zealander in charge of his newspapers there. Mediawatch asks Mike Darcey how he dealt… Video, Audio

Mediawatch looks at some recent stories in the sports news sections in which it looked like sponsors might calling the shots or paying the bills. But it wasn't always easy to work out if that was the… Audio

Mediaworks' new news service 'Newshub' - a new name, a new newsroom, app and website - but what's new about the actual news? Also, fears for the future of reporting in the south; sponsored sports… Audio

In the absence of hard news - or sharks - over the holiday period, scary stories about hazards all around us bulked up the bulletins. Vegans and animals were in the frame too, and there was a… Audio

Mediawatch looks at Checkpoint with John Campbell, RNZ’s new live multimedia news show launched this week. Is it radio with pictures? TV on the radio? Or none of the above? Audio

David Bowie was one of a handful of artists whose death could monopolise front pages and lead news bulletins all around the world. Mediawatch looks at some tributes which stood out among the many… Video, Audio

A convicted sex offender turned to the media this week after he ended up in the news for his involvement with a charity. But things didn’t turn out as he hoped. Audio

Silly, strange and scary stories bulking up the bulletins over summer; checking out Checkpoint with John Campbell; Bowie - in memoriam ad nauseam; inadvertantly unmasking an offender. Audio

Dan and Kailey are joined by Colin Peacock from RNZ's Mediawatch to talk about the acclaimed drama Spotlight about the Boston Globe's investigation of child abuse and cover-ups by the Catholic church… Audio

So how did the new multi-media approach, dubbed Radio with Pictures, work? Audio

Mediawatch's Colin Peacock, satirist Robbie Nichol (White Man Behind A Desk), associate editor of the StopPress media industry news website Ben Fahy, and RNZ Head of Content Carol Hirschfeld talk… Audio, Gallery

Mixed messages in the media on seasonal drinking. Audio

A judge's ruling that a police search of the home of journalist Nicky Hager was unlawful has been claimed as a victory by journalists. It became a test case for the principle of journalistic… Audio