NZME
Petrol price: politics vs planet
Petrol price rises have hogged the headlines this past week. Much coverage has been about what’s affordable in the short term, not what’s sustainable in the longer term. It often is when the price… Audio
Confident about business confidence stories?
Stories about plunging confidence among business leaders just keep on coming - along with economic data that shows no need for panic. Other surveys of opinion about business and the economy tell a… Audio
NZME ponders next merger move
Media giants NZME and Stuff are pondering their next moves after the Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal against the rejection of their merger. Audio
Media mega-merger reaches the end of the road
The bid to mash up New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news is all but over as their appeal against a block on their merger has been dismissed in court. Mediawatch looks at why and what happens… Audio
Expert says news media must end dependence on Google and Facebook
A new report says our news media are too dependent on Google and Facebook. The author says it's also time to tax big online operators to secure the future of journalism. If this is even possible, how… Audio
NZME's profit falls by more than half as revenue drops
Media company NZME is feeling the effects of falling revenue and a general downturn in sentiment on the economy. Audio
Stuff-NZME merger back to the drawing board
Media companies, Stuff and NZME, say they'll have to go back to the drawing board and renegotiate their proposed merger. Audio
NZME going for the paywall
It looks like parts of the NZ Herald online will disapear behind a paywall. NZME plans to put up paywall around premium journalism on its website. Audio
NZME hopes to improve earnings with new products
The media company, NZME's full year profit has failed to meet the forecasts but is better than the market was expecting. Audio
Stuff scraps 28 community papers, magazines
Yesterday New Zealand's largest newspaper publisher Stuff confirmed plans to close or sell 28 local community and rural newspapers. The news is not entirely unexpected with the difficulties faced by… Audio
Big publisher culls community papers
The country's biggest publisher of news is preparing to close or sell many of its rural and community newspapers around the country. Mediawatch looks at the reasons why and what it might mean for the… Audio
NZ's news coverage shrinks as agency shuts down
The closure of Australian-owned New Zealand Newswire means there will no longer be an independent news agency gathering national news in this country. Mediawatch asks editor-in-chief Tony Gillies why… Audio
Is sports journalism on the ropes?
"To say I'm worried about the future of sports journalism is like Captain Smith saying he was worried about the wellbeing of the Titanic… after it struck the iceberg." A leading sports editor warns… Audio
Publishers' paid content 'deliberately designed to deceive' - watchdog
The press watchdog says some sponsored stories from overseas carried by New Zealand’s two biggest news websites were “deliberately designed to deceive” and have breached professional standards. The… Audio
High Court dismisses appeal against failed NZME-Fairfax merger
A competition lawyer says a merger of the country's two largest media companies is probably dead in the water. Audio
Making plans for Leighton
Veteran broadcaster Leighton Smith will step down from his radio show after a third of a century on the air -- but only one year from now. Newstalk ZB certainly believes in giving its listeners plenty… Audio
Bringing cold cases to life
Two new podcast series telling the stories of missing people are pulling big audiences, but they also raise big questions. Mediawatch asks the makers: can they help solve the mysteries of the missing… Video, Audio
Social media no competition to journalism - ComCom
Traditional media are not as threatened by social media as news managers say, the Commerce Commission said today during the Stuff/NZME merger hearing.
Commerce Commission tells High Court competition must stay
NZME and Stuff argue they need to merge because they are threatened by new media, including social media. But the Commerce Commission says it is not the competition news managers say it is. Audio
Fairfax and NZME argue they need to merge to survive
The investigation into the rupture of the Marsden pipeline has stalled because the local regional council has been unable to get in touch with the landowner where the pipe burst. Audio