Colin Peacock

The online-only edition of Mediawatch, taking in queries and comments from listeners and updating recent stories from Mediawatch. This month - channeling JRR Tolkien; the ethics of secret recording… Audio

Mediawatch investigates why Samoa's government is angry with TV3, and has called in lawyers to pursue its grievances against the broadcaster. We also look at who is behind a new weekly paper that's… Audio

Mediawatch looks at how one man refused to give a newspaper interview, but still ended up filling the best part of a page. Mediawatch also looks at a big week for a weekly business paper, how there's… Audio

Television New Zealand has upheld one thousand five hundred complaints against its former Breakfast host Paul Henry for breaching standards of fairness, discrimination, good taste and decency. Audio

This week the Mediawatch examines: the media battle for hearts and minds over offshore farm sales; the fallout from the Paul Henry affair and; the tacky treatment of a long-lived lady. Audio

Paul Henry's insults go global; local election campaigns and covering Auckland's Super City; a claim of dirty tricks in Delhi; an alarming report of an addiction epidemic. Audio

Today the Mediawatch team examines: The Commonwealth Games - have the media made a crisis out of a drama in Delhi? And are the preconceptions about India colouring the coverage?; Fiji's oldest… Audio

The online-only companion to Mediawatch, taking in listeners' feedback and queries about the media coverage of the big quake which hit Canterbury. Audio

Mediawatch looks at the impact of the 'new media' on the old. Can online amateurs really replace the professional journalism of today? Is it already happening? And if so - what effect is it having on… Audio

Reporting local politics in the wake of Canterbury's quake; former Morning Report host Sean Plunket on broadcasting and; the ethics of deception for a TV investigation. Audio

Reporting local politics in the wake of Canterbury's quake; former Morning Report host Sean Plunket on broadcasting and; the ethics of deception for a TV investigation. Audio

Responses to the coverage of the big quake in Canterbury, and what reporters, presenters and editors involved made of the criticism of it. Audio

Coverage of the Canterbury quake; two rival editors team up and take sides; George Galloway vs The Nation; media men and their new gadget. Audio

The online-only edition of Mediawatch, which takes in queries and comment from the listeners. This month: the contentious and closely contested media coverage of Middle East conflict; more fallout… Audio

Mediawatch looks at how to preserve serious and significant journalism. The lifeblood of advertising is draining away and emerging generations are choosing news they don't have to pay for. But print… Audio

This week the Mediawatch team looks at: the fallout from a candid confession; number nonsense in the news and; comedians targeting TV news - just taking the mickey or giving us clues about what's… Audio

This week Mediawatch takes a look at: the historical roots of journalism - and what that might tell us about its future; Hone Harawira's comment on preferred partners for his kids and; a free service… Audio

Looking again at media coverage of conflict in the Middle East and why it is more closely contested than any other issue; how TV3 played fast and loose with people's privacy; and a programme which… Audio

Rugby writer's rant sparks debate on rip-off rates; an outsider's view of our papers; a TV veteran set to depart; who's creating political news? Audio