Colin Peacock

Sex and celebrity propel two stories to the front page; a journalist committed to covering some risky regions; RWC media ructions; could your TV really be killing you? Audio

This week the Mediawatch team looks at: a proposal for public TV - using Radio New Zealand with pictures; the collapse of an odd ad campaign to abstain for the All Blacks; the week's extreme weather -… Audio

The price of milk - and All Black jerseys; TV3's John Campbell on campaigning journalism and confronting interviewees; former Financial Times editor Sir Richard Lambert on the global market mess and… Audio

Norway's recent atrocity - and how one New Zealand witness was mercilessly mocked, low-brow humour in a documentary about high art, a Fairfax fault stops the presses and do mavericks still have a… Audio

Mediawatch this week looks at: TVNZ's news boss on ethical questions and the future for news after the charter; a fishy mystery and; do political polls really reflect public opinion? Audio

Mediawatch this weekend looks at a newspaper scoop which raised big questions about Israeli espionage - and how the great and good of the press in Britain are being called to account by the inquiries… Audio

Mediawatch looks at the naming and shaming of the man the media dubbed 'the Jetstar urinator'; and how one politician got the blame for the lack of a crackdown on synthetic cannabis. Also on the… Audio

Promoting the comeback of a controversial broadcaster; where to find public service-style programmes on free TV; how British public telly is served up on pay TV; can you trust media reports of a… Audio

The Mediawatch team discusses the best of listeners' queries and comments, and updates recent stories and issues on Mediawatch. This month: reaction to Christchurch's latest quakes; those… Audio

The future for public television in New Zealand; the reporting of one man's extraordinary comments about women at work. Audio

The media response to Canterbury's latest quakes; threats of a World Cup media boycott; renowned war photographer Tim Page on the state of the art today; a plan to step up scrutiny of statistics in… Audio

Did Darren Hughes get fair treatment in the media?; former Australian finance minister Lindsay Tanner on the news media's sideshow syndrome; the fallout from Murray Deaker's 'N-bomb'. Audio

How real is reality TV when politicians are stars?; the contrasting coverage of two women whose online relationships went badly wrong; a surprising suggestion from government and; making a mountain… Audio

How a famous footballer's private life went public in spite of a so-called 'super-injuction'; a startling suicide story; the telethon on the TV news; a career-ending newspaper puzzle prank. Audio

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The Mediawatch team runs through the best of listeners' queries and comments, and updates recent stories and issues on Mediawatch. This month: over-egging Hone Harawira's comments; the burger… Audio

Farmers' tax targeted in run-up to belt-tightening budget; Samoa's government vs TV3; big changes in newspaper production; 15 years of fighting for the rights of advertisers; news media spoilers on… Audio

Fatty fast food fad sparks a media feeding frenzy; RNZ's cost-conscious Maori news overhaul; update on journalist Jon Stephenson; more mathematical media mess-ups. Audio

KFC's newest burger - the Double Down has certainly got people talking. Audio

Over the top on Osama Bin Laden, more on Metro's Afghanistan article; a bold proposal fpr RNZ Concert; CTV returns and broadcasting students step up in post-quake Christchurch. Audio