Jeremy Rose
Mediawatch for 23 October 2016
Huk justice backed by hacks without facts; local papers asks for directions; doing business on the BBC in the digital age; need for speed trumps environment Audio
Minister prefers KFC perfume to tough questions
An official information request reveals an interview shy minister jumped at the chance to discuss KFC perfume on prime time TV Audio
Mediawatch for 16 October
Some journalists pulled out all the stops this week to find a local angle to a gripping international story while others declared a truly important local story less than gripping; the 250th… Audio
Mediawatch for 9 October 2016
Another week, another rugby scandal; Mediaworks new chief Hal Crawford on social networks and the news; 'celebrity' ads in the news. Audio
Expensive signatures
Some surprising sums were paid at a political fundraiser recently, raising questions that weren't fully answered in the media. Audio
Real Housewives vs real research: in-depth journalism was the loser on the day
A rich nobody making a racist remark on a reality TV show most of us don't watch created a media frenzy this week. Meanwhile, a major journalistic investigation into racial bias in the justice system… Audio
Online gimmicks are being used by political parties to turbo-boost their email lists
The Labour and National parties have harvested tens of thousands of email addresses over the last couple of months with online gimmicks aimed at Facebook and Twitter users. Audio
Mediawatch for 25 September 2016
The Labour and National parties have harvested tens of thousands of emails with online gimmicks - it's clever but is it ethical? Audio
Banana drama reports obscure real food facts
Alarming headlines about banana prices’ upward curve obscured a downward drift in dairy and chicken that's cheap as chips Audio
Mediawatch for 18 September 2016
Media fallout from Mad Monday; Norway calls out Facebook; rotten apple coverage; banana drama obscures food facts. Audio
Mediawatch for 11 September 2016
Mock shock over fake coke joke; the NZ story which really went viral this week; stuff of substance in the time of clickbait; spreading the word when quakes strike. Audio
Mediawatch for 4 September 2016
Burglary hits the headlines; playing the long game: do media need new tools for official information?; low-fact coverage of flying fast food; FFS - how the media handle rude words Audio
FFS! How the media handle rude words
Rude words and bad language are a problem for the new media. But there's little consistency in words they think we should be shielded from and how they try to keep them clean. Mediawatch looks at some… Audio
Mediawatch for 28 August 2016
Doping dogged the Olympics in the run up to Rio. But why did it all go quiet once the Games got going? And did women in Rio get fair coverage? Also: the government responds to technological change in… Audio
Mediawatch for 21 August 2016
Is the weakening of our news media fuelling a democratic deficit? If so, what should the media do? Also: overselling Olympic spirit; a courtroom clash over who can show what from Rio; claims and… Audio
Independent publishers question mega-merger
A proposed merger of New Zealand’s two biggest news publishers is being questioned by many of the country’s independent publishers. Some are asking, will the country’s papers be better off returning… Audio
Declaring war on cancerous cliches
The medical profession has begun to question whether the use of military style metaphors, such as "battling cancer", are bad for a patients health. Mediawatch asks whether the time has come for the… Audio
Mediawatch for 14 August 2016
OlympicWatch - reporting Rio as a place of peril; independent papers resist a mega-merger in publishing; the curse of cancerous cliches. Audio
'Treason' prompts hysterical headlines
The Maori Party's position on Helen Clark’s bid for the UN's top job made headlines this week. But why were the media so surprised and outraged by it? Audio
Mediawatch for 7 August 2016
Maori opposition to 'Helen4SG' takes the media by surprise; the power and influence of Google and Facebook; spotlight falls on sexism in Ad-land. Audio