Media
Mediawatch for Sunday 27th Oct 2024
How US media have coped with the controversial campaign for the upcoming election there - and how our media fared covering the election here one year ago. Audio
Washington Post refusal to endorse in presidential race draws backlash
The move has sparked widespread outrage among the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper's staffers.
The Mixtape: DJ Tina Turntables, Station Manager at Radio One
Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Kristina Simons, aka DJ Tina Turntables. She started her career in music television, working at Juice TV, Max TV and Alt TV and continued to work in entertainment media… Audio
Deadly Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon prompts global condemnation
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it "strongly condemned" the attack, urging the international community to "stop Israel's long-standing pattern of impunity in journalist killings."
Midweek Mediawatch: Sweating the small stuff
Emile Donovan is joined in the Auckland studio by Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell to discuss the big media stories of the week, including the fallout from RNZ's decision to scrap an episode of Anika Moa's… Audio
ABBA's Bjorn among 11,500 artists to issue AI warning
Stars of music, literature, screen and stage put their names to statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.
Feature interview: the word master
For more than 25 years author, speaker and etymologist Anu Garg has shared his love of words. Audio
Music feature: John Denver
We're diving into the music and legacy of one of the most beloved American songwriters of the 20th century, John Denver. Audio
Book Critic: books about a single life
Pip Adam recommends some new and not so new books that focus on a single human life. Audio
Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawsuits pile up as lawyers seek gag order
One plaintiff claims she was 13-years-old when Combs drugged and assaulted her.
Television Critic: Monsters - Menendez brothers and Tulsa King
Caitlin Cherry discusses Monsters - The Menendez Brothers (Netflix) and Tulsa King Season 2 (TVNZ on Demand), Colin from Accounts (TVNZ on Demand), Audio
Best Song Eva: Josh Thomson
NZ Comedian Josh Thomson plays Martin, the head of Human Resources in the newly launched season of The Office Australia. He joins us to pick his best song ever. Audio
Mediawatch for Sunday 20th October 2024
Coverage of capital's troubled Council - and claims the government could intervene. Also: news publishers respond to a survey showing more Kiwis dodging their news - and surge in social media scam… Audio
Scam Facebook ads targeting media trust
Mediawatch - What's behind a sudden surge of scandalous social media posts co-opting news media names to make them look less dodgy?
Capital council clash claims run ahead of the facts
Mediawatch - Media joined the chorus claiming the government will intervene in the council crisis in Wellington. Then they started saying they'd be better off out of it.
WCC frenzy, dodging the news, scam ads scandal
Coverage of capital's troubled Council - and claims the government could intervene. Also: news publishers respond to a survey showing more Kiwis dodging their news - and surge in social media scam… Audio
MediaWorks to disestablish some jobs
MediaWorks says it will look to redeploy any staff facing redundancy to other areas of its radio business.
The Pre-Panel for 17 October 2024
Today on the pre-panel, Mark Leishman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis discusses the phenomenon of posting pictures of meals on Instagram. Audio
Hobsons Pledge ad in NZ Herald breached Advertising Standards Code
"The complaints board ruled three claims in the two-page wrap advertisement were materially misleading," the ASA said.
