Hayden Donnell
MediaWorks admits 'organisational failure' over racist radio broadcast
MediaWorks has admitted a racist on-air exchange between John Banks and a caller on Magic Talk breached broadcasting standards - and it represented an "organisational and editorial failure".
MediaWorks admits 'organisational failure' over racist radio broadcast
MediaWorks has admitted a racist on-air exchange between John Banks and a caller on Magic Talk breached broadcasting standards - and it represented an "organisational and editorial failure".
AudioMediawatch Update: more Magic Talk change
Magic Talk has been on Mediawatch's radar for the last few weeks, and today the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Grant Roberston, has decided to pull out of his weekly chat with the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Framing Britney
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about Google cutting deals with Australian news media which will mean millions more dollars for journalism, more… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Framing Britney
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about Google cutting deals with Australian news media which will mean millions more dollars for journalism, more…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a clarification regarding his earlier report on talk radio plus Britney Spears's doco and Duncan Garner's… Audio
Vaccine misinformation gets a foothold on Magic Talk
On the week Facebook finally banned anti-vax misinformation, MediaWorks station Magic Talk spent nearly three hours uncritically broadcasting the views of vaccine sceptics.
Midweek Mediawatch - talk radio turmoil
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about another host leaving the troubled network Magic Talk after John Banks' recent dumping - while another… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - talk radio turmoil
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about another host leaving the troubled network Magic Talk after John Banks' recent dumping - while another…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch: Magic fades for Sean Plunket
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about 1News' scoop on Air NZ helping out the Saudi navy, Sean Plunket leaving Magic Talk, and a Herald columnist's distinctly…
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Tonight: No more Sean Plunket on Magic Talk and Fran O'Sullivan's opinion piece "Time to look beyond the grievances' in the New Zealand Herald. Audio
Talkback toxicity problem bigger than Banks, say critics
After the sacking of John Banks for racist blurts on air last week, critics are questioning the health of today’s talkback radio. It pulls a crowd and airs important issues, but can the bosses and the… Audio
Talkback toxicity problem bigger than Banks, say critics
After the sacking of John Banks for racist blurts on air last week, critics are questioning the health of today’s talkback radio. It pulls a crowd and airs important issues, but can the bosses and the…
AudioMedia milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment
Against the backdrop of anger over denying MIQ to a terminally-ill Kiwi in Japan - while the Wiggles got a fast-track through the border from Australia - a story about special arrangements for a top… Audio
Media milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment
Against the backdrop of anger over denying MIQ to a terminally-ill Kiwi in Japan - while the Wiggles got a fast-track through the border from Australia - a story about special arrangements for a top…
AudioMedia still covering house price rises as good news
Even in a spiralling housing crisis, record property price rises keep getting covered like they're good news. Can the media break its habit of speaking from the perspective of existing homeowners? Audio
Media still covering house price rises as good news
Even in a spiralling housing crisis, record property price rises keep getting covered like they're good news. Can the media break its habit of speaking from the perspective of existing homeowners?
AudioSubstack - the platform that boomed under Covid-19
US news media took a beating from Covid-19 in 2020. Kiwi journalist and entrepreneur Hamish McKenzie runs a publishing platform-Substack - that boomed in 2020, giving journalists important audiences… Audio
Substack - the platform that boomed under Covid-19
US news media took a beating from Covid-19 in 2020. Kiwi journalist and entrepreneur Hamish McKenzie runs a publishing platform-Substack - that boomed in 2020, giving journalists important audiences…
AudioPlease, no more stories about young people buying houses
As the housing crisis continues to spiral out of control, Hayden Donnell calls for a moratorium on stories about young first home buyers. Audio
