Colin Peacock
Mediawatch for 31 August 2008
The fish and chip paper principle; Fairfax cuts costs again; jobs taking the mickey in Beijing. Audio
Mediawatch for 24 August 2008
Spoonfeeding the news; more Olympic personal worsts; why should rival reporters share their stories. Audio
Mediawatch for 17 August 2008
Criticism of Olympic commentary and complaints about cranky critics; running one of the world's smallest national broadcasters. Audio
Mediawatch for 10 August 2008
Media messages from Beijing; cut-off current affairs; politicians' loose language caught on tape. Audio
Mediawatch for 3 August 2008
Media probing of John Key's character; crime and violence in the news agenda (part two). Audio
Mediawatch for 27 July 2008
Crime and violence; the Aucklander gives the mailbox a miss; a soggy snapper's sad story. Audio
Mediawatch for 20 July 2008
The Tony Veitch scandal; old news from Niue goes global; National's broadcasting policy. Audio
Mediawatch for 13 July 2008
Overdoing the drama of recent protests; helping hacks handle science; a broadcaster's fall from grace. Audio
Mediawatch for 6 July 2008
Newpapers downsized and centralised; a junior journo here to teach new media essentials. Audio
Mediawatch for 22 June 2008
Citizen journalism in South Korea; reaction to recent violent crimes; an oversold national survey. Audio
Mediawatch for 15 June 2008
Power crisis reporting; tough times for the national news agency; the risks of provocative ads. Audio
Mediawatch for 8 June 2008
Trevor Mallard's TVNZ funding shake-up; Dunedin's new newspaper; Manukau mayor's collapse. Audio
Mediawatch for 18 May 2008
Property market downturn; awards gripes; an outsider's opinion of our TV news. Audio
Mediawatch for 11 May 2008
A 'medical miracle'; a journalist's long battle; the media and public health. Audio
Mediawatch for 4 May 2008
A reluctant media hero; the state of the art cartooning; unwanted advice on the weather. Audio
Mediawatch for 27 April 2008
An investigation of how climate change scepticism is reported, following a debate about climate change coverage in The New Zealand Listener. Audio
Mediawatch for 13 April 2008
The Tamahere tragedy; confusing free trade figures; support for going nuclear. Audio
Mediawatch for 23 March 2008
The right to know: a weekly business paper rings the changes; DJs off the airwaves. Audio
Mediawatch for 2 March 2008
Damage control via talkback; an Aussie goes home; a blow for press freedom in Fiji. Audio
Mediawatch for 24 February 2008
'An Aussie view of our media; a disturbing development for Fiji; Dame Kiri speaks out. Audio