Colin Peacock
Midweek Mediawatch - 'Mad Max' mob scenes; election fever; Ellsberg RIP
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about a ‘tough on crime’ policy triggering media - after ‘Mad Max’ Mongrel Mob scenes in the news. Also: media war-gaming the election too… Audio
More high-level editorial change at Stuff
The country’s biggest news publisher Stuff has proposed a further restructuring of editorial and managerial jobs at the company. Some senior editors will have to re-apply for new roles - including a…
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Further fallout as RNZ takes out the ‘garbage’
External experts are poring over the ‘inappropriate editing’ of international news published online by RNZ. It has already tightened editorial checks and stood down an online journalist. Will this… Audio
Mediawatch for 18 June 2023
Mediawatch looks at the response to the revelation of 'inappropriate editing' of online world news at RNZ - and asks two experts what may come out of the investigation into how it happened. Also… Audio
RNZ media expert on revelation online news was altered
RNZ's chief executive, Paul Thompson, declined to speak with Morning Report about the revelation a staffer altered Reuters copy to include-pro russian sentiment.
In a statement, he described the… Audio
Mediawatch for 11 June 2023
How stories about the war in Ukraine ended up with a pro-Russian slant on RNZ's website; reports of crime are on the up but does the story change when reporters run the numbers before running a story?
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This week Colin Peacock talks to Todd Zaner about Auckland mayor Wayne Brown antagonising the media...again; a shake-up of Stuff's top brass; TVNZ boosting free-to-air sport; and Nicky Hager honoured… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - on the outside looking in
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Tod Zaner about Auckland mayor Wayne Brown antagonising the media . . . again; a shake-up of Stuff's top brass; TVNZ boosting free-to-air sport; a dead… Audio
Mediawatch for 4 June 2023
Mediawatch talks to the radio industry's top spokesperson who called on commercial companies to curb their rivalry - and the brains behind a small music radio network spreading around the country -… Audio
The long game of investigating Loafers Lodge disaster
Years before the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 residents, it was foreshadowed by another fatal fire in London which wasn't adequately investigated. A journalist who has worked on that story for six… Audio
Mediawatch for 28 May 2023
Lessons for Loafers Lodge investigation in the long game of the UK's Grenfell saga; new fund backing business and economics coverage; an hour of Gower (and friends . . . and his issues). Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Miami not nice
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about the outrage over Paora that sparked escalating apologies from Zoo Miami - and how the media reacted to a Budget which wasn't quite what… Audio
A little local political difficulty pulls national media focus
The nation’s news outlets aren’t usually interested in local government ructions in the south, but deep rifts in one dysfunctional council have made many headlines lately. When a ‘showdown’ meeting in… Video, Audio
Politicians seeking platforms for political reveals
Brian Tamaki couldn't get on TV last weekend to announce the launch of a new umbrella movement to contest the next election. But other political leaders had better luck recently week getting a media… Audio
Mediawatch for 21 May 2023
Gore blimey - a little local political difficulty pulls national media focus; Politicians seeking platforms for political reveals. Audio
Offshore outfit rating the reliability of our media
US-based NewsGuard is rating New Zealand's significant news sites for reliability - and even preparing ‘nutrition labels’ to warn users to treat them with caution. NewsGuard is also using human… Video, Audio
Angst over not-so-Super Rugby on screen
Midweek sports bulletins and commentaries declared that a former All Blacks coach had "slammed" modern rugby and declared it "unwatchable," prompting push-back from current All Blacks about changing… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch with Colin Peacock
Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about criticism of the Coronation coverage - and a new radio station and podcasts emerging from the closure of Today FM. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - out with the old, in with the new
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about criticism of the Coronation coverage - and the PM grilled by the BBC on republicanism and… Audio
A constitutional conundrum - or simply a king-size spectacle?
The Coronation this weekend was an historic event that anointed a new head of state for us for the first time in 70 years - and also a made-for-media spectacle that captivated broadcasters. After the… Video, Audio