Media
How the NZ screen industry is coping with Covid-19
The screen industry has been surveying workers about how they're coping with the disruption of Covid-19. Audio
Kiwi book publishers struggle to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April
New Zealand book publishers are facing what could prove to be the most challenging time in their history. Sales are down to a fraction of usual levels and the future is looking very uncertain…
Media commentator Andrew Holden
Andrew talks to Kathryn about daily government news conferences and who controls the narrative. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in… Audio
Taika Waititi to write and direct new Star Wars
Taika Waititi is going to direct and write a new Star Wars film.
The move was announced to coincide with May the 4th in the United States, the date known as Star Wars Day.
Susie Ferguson speaks to… Audio
The Presenters of "This Podcast Will Kill You" talk viruses
Covid 19 isn't the only virus in town. This Podcast Will Kill you presents two epidemiologists who talk about the history and biology of a different disease every week.
Audio
An idea to fix the media funding model
We speak to Eric Crampton the Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative. Audio
New NZ on Air boss on pressure to fund journalism
Struggling news media companies hope the funding agency New Zealand on Air will bankroll more of their journalism, in addition to the local dramas and documentaries for TV it has funded from the… Audio
New NZ on Air boss on pressure to fund journalism
Struggling news media companies hope the funding agency New Zealand on Air will bankroll more of their journalism, in addition to the local dramas and documentaries for TV it has funded from the…
AudioMediawatch for 3 May 2020
Media on Level 3 - burger frenzies and lockdown breaches; New Zealand on Air's new leader on adapting to Covid chaos and pressure to back journalism; Trump stumps satirists with bleach blurt. Audio
The mysterious disappearance of Kim Jong Un
New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield is the Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post and last year she wrote the book on controversial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She joins the show to discuss… Audio
TVNZ Healthy for Life special
TVNZ 1 is screening a one-off special tomorrow morning at 9am. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch with Hayden Donnell
RNZ Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell joins us once again with his midweek eye on the media. Audio
Amanda Redman
We speak to actor Amanda Redman (New Tricks & At Home With The Braithwaites) who is the co-founder of a campaign to raise money for people who are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. She joins us… Audio
Fast food frenzy a genuine story if overcooked in parts
Some people couldn’t wait to get a fast-food feed ASAP after the level 3 switch - and the media copped criticism for wall-to-wall on-the-spot coverage of the frenzy. But reporters went beyond the… Audio
Fast food frenzy a genuine story if overcooked in parts
Some people couldn’t wait to get a fast-food feed ASAP after the level 3 switch - and the media copped criticism for wall-to-wall on-the-spot coverage of the frenzy. But reporters went beyond the…
AudioNgā Taonga Sound Archives: New Zealand takeaways
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's Sarah Johnston plays us recordings about our love affair with all things fried and salty. Audio, Gallery
Was the Ashley Bloomfield bleach question bad?
A lot of people weren't happy when Ashley Bloomfield was asked about the idea that bleach injections could treat Covid-19. Mediawatch deliberates on the question's worth and issues a call for calm.
Was the Ashley Bloomfield bleach question bad?
A lot of people weren't happy when Ashley Bloomfield was asked about the idea that bleach injections could treat Covid-19. Mediawatch deliberates on the question's worth and issues a call for calm.
AudioBeebflix? Political push for a subscriber BBC
Boris Johnson’s Tories in the UK are signalling a “mission attack” on the BBC, centred on a switch from households paying compulsory licence fees to voluntary Netflix-style subscriptions. Why? And…
