Media

This week for NZ Screen History Jesse speaks to David McPhail about the satirical comedy shows he put together throughout the 70s and 80s. Audio

Google and Facebook are in a showdown with Australian lawmakers over payment for using the work of others. The world is keenly watching to see what will happen.  Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two stories pulled by publishers this week, Covid vaccine scepticism confronted on talk radio, how close Stuff… Audio

Andrew tells where he thinks the responsibility lies for the Magic Talk radio racist debacle involving John Banks. Audio

Topics like online porn and sexting can be difficult to bring up in family conversations. A new six-part web series called The Eggplant offers young people tools for online safety - with a good dose… Audio

The celebrations at Rātana in January are often described by media as the event that kicks off the political year. This year far fewer guests were invited - including mainstream media journalists -… Audio

Mediawatch has been off the air since Christmas. What did we miss in the news while we were away?  Audio

Koro talks to Kathryn about the covid vaccine campaign rolling out in the Pacific, confusion over Bougainville's pivotal Panguna mine, and he looks ahead to the Pasifika Festival. Audio

MediaWorks has axed fill-in Magic Talk host John Banks over comments he and a listener made about Māori.  Audio

This week we take you back to the mid 80's - a time of Yuppies, shoulder pads, boat shoes, and lots of spending!  Producer Janice Finn and writer, Rosemary McLeod talk about creating the so-called… Audio

The chief executive of MediaWorks says Magic Talk host John Banks will never work at the organisation again on his watch, after a storm over the former Auckland mayor's racist remarks.

Mr Banks… Audio