Colin Peacock

Election debate row; problems with political polls; nudity news misses the point. Audio

This week a departing MP takes her parting shot at the press, and coverage of the milk contamination crisis in China. Audio

TV awards; restricted reporting of suicide; half-baked headlines. Audio

Sensationalising the saga of Winston Peters; Supplementing the weekend papers. Audio

Supressing names on the net; exposing Obama from afar; cartoonists on display. Audio

Supressing names on the net; exposing Obama from afar; cartoonists on display. Audio

The fish and chip paper principle; Fairfax cuts costs again; jobs taking the mickey in Beijing. Audio

Spoonfeeding the news; more Olympic personal worsts; why should rival reporters share their stories. Audio

Criticism of Olympic commentary and complaints about cranky critics; running one of the world's smallest national broadcasters. Audio

Media messages from Beijing; cut-off current affairs; politicians' loose language caught on tape. Audio

Media probing of John Key's character; crime and violence in the news agenda (part two). Audio

Crime and violence; the Aucklander gives the mailbox a miss; a soggy snapper's sad story. Audio

The Tony Veitch scandal; old news from Niue goes global; National's broadcasting policy. Audio

Overdoing the drama of recent protests; helping hacks handle science; a broadcaster's fall from grace. Audio

Newpapers downsized and centralised; a junior journo here to teach new media essentials. Audio

Citizen journalism in South Korea; reaction to recent violent crimes; an oversold national survey. Audio

Power crisis reporting; tough times for the national news agency; the risks of provocative ads. Audio

Trevor Mallard's TVNZ funding shake-up; Dunedin's new newspaper; Manukau mayor's collapse. Audio

Property market downturn; awards gripes; an outsider's opinion of our TV news. Audio

A 'medical miracle'; a journalist's long battle; the media and public health. Audio