Media
Collins’ snub startles media - but it cuts both ways
National's embattled leader surprised the media by spurning some interview opportunities this week - and the public exposure that would have come with them. But while political reporters often…
AudioMediawatch for Sunday 26 Sep 2021
Covid complications confuse the media; Collins' snubs startles media - but it cuts both ways; confused claims of Covid-compromised cancer care; Collins' snubs startles media - but it cuts both ways. Audio
Council's Zoom meeting goes viral as people pretend they're in it
Almost 300,000 people from throughout the world have watched a Waipā District Council Zoom meeting on YouTube, many pretending they're actually in a busy meeting to avoid family, workmates or chores. Video
Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
Graeme Tuckett reviews Shang Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Eiffel, and The Lost Leonardo Audio
Wellington designer's work used as logo on the 'Trump Card'
Few people who upload their drawing to the internet expect their work to be picked up by a Donald Trump fundraising committee.
But that's exactly what happened to one Wellington-based graphic… Audio
Netflix buys rights to Roald Dahl's children's books
Streaming giant Netflix has bought the works of Roald Dahl, including classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, in its latest content deal.
Stuff gives staff $100 bonus to spend locally during lockdowns
Media company Stuff has given each of its 900 staff a 100 dollar bonus which they're being urged to spend at local businesses to help them bounce back after lockdown. Stuff's chief executive Sinead… Audio
Late Edition - Midweek mediawatch
Hayden Donnell joins Bryan Crump for Midweek Mediawatch, tonight the decision to move Auckland to alert level three set off a tsunami of takes from across the media spectrum, most of them about… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Opining on elimination
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan about media angst over whether ‘elimination’ is still our Covid strategy - and the Herald aiming high… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Opining on elimination
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan about media angst over whether ‘elimination’ is still our Covid strategy - and the Herald aiming high…
AudioWind Song and Rain: A mokopuna's love letter to her grandfather
Two wāhine Māori are behind a new short documentary Wind Song and Rain released this year, which explores one granddaughter's connection to her famous grandfather through poetry and te ao Māori.
Media commentator Andrew Holden
The High Court in Australia has ruled that media companies are liable for defamation for comments made on their social media platforms. Also Andrew looks at the musical chairs at Mediaworks and other… Audio
Kiwi director Jessica Hobbs wins Emmy for The Crown
New Zealand director Jessica Hobbs has scooped best drama series director at the Emmy Awards for her work on the Netflix sensation, The Crown.
She was recognised for her direction on the final… Audio
The Crown and Ted Lasso big winners at the Emmys
Olivia Colman and Josh O'Connor have won the top television Emmy awards for drama actors, on a banner night for British talent, dominated by The Crown and comedy Ted Lasso.
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie: 'Is there anything she can't do?'
Wellington actor Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie has been described as "dazzlingly talented" in Vogue, and has worked alongside such movie stars as Benedict Cumberpatch, Scarlett Johansson and Kirsten… Audio
Rule-breaking fires up debate on fairness and privilege
As the lockdown in Auckland lengthened, the exposure of one couple’s rule-breaking prompted a predictably intense pile-on. Ironically, that actually helped to keep their names out of the headlines -… Audio
Rule-breaking fires up debate on fairness and privilege
As the lockdown in Auckland lengthened, the exposure of one couple’s rule-breaking prompted a predictably intense pile-on. Ironically, that actually helped to keep their names out of the headlines -…
AudioMediawatch for 12 September 2021
Mediawatch looks at how the media zeroed in on our social cohesion this week - as the current lockdown in Auckland became the longest we've had so far. Also: Mediawatch talks to the BBC's Peter… Audio
Peter Taylor: 50 years focused on a 100-year conflict
Few journalists on the planet have more experience of reporting terrorism than the BBC’s Peter Taylor. He has spent half a century covering Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles - a consequence of the… Video, Audio
Peter Taylor: 50 years focused on a 100-year conflict
Few journalists on the planet have more experience of reporting terrorism than the BBC’s Peter Taylor. He has spent half a century covering Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles - a consequence of the…
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