Media
Media industry facing existential crisis
The Government is set to announce a recovery package for media within the week, as major media outlets say Covid-19 has halved their advertising revenue.
Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee has… Audio
Covid-19: 200 NZME staff face job losses
Two hundred jobs are on the chopping block at media company NZME - the latest hard blow to hit the sector.
NZME, which owns the New Zealand Herald, regional papers, and radio stations including… Audio
What will job cuts at NZME mean for the media industry?
NZME has made 200 employees or fifteen percent of its workforce redundant - Mediawatch's Colin Peacock discusses how this impacts the media sector. Audio
New Flags Flying - part 1
In 1971, Ian and Angela Johnstone and their three children went to live in Suva, the capital of Fiji. After almost a century of British rule, the country had just become independent. Audio
NZME cuts 200 jobs in response to Covid-19 downturn
Media company NZME, owner of The New Zealand Herald and half of the country's commercial radio networks, is cutting 200 jobs due to the downturn in revenue caused by Covid-19.
The redundancies -… Audio
Jane Bowron: My inner fascist
Karyn asks the question of writer and columnist, Jane Bowron, “If you were going to write a column this week, what would you write it on?” Jane shares her wit and insight with us on the times we’re… Audio
Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm
Even before the first hints we had “turned a corner” with Covid-19, pundits were pumping up the volume on calls to loosen the lockdown and get more shops and businesses open again. But others in the… Audio
Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm
Even before the first hints we had “turned a corner” with Covid-19, pundits were pumping up the volume on calls to loosen the lockdown and get more shops and businesses open again. But others in the…
Audio'Your money or your life'
The lockdown designed to save lives has also damaged livelihoods by slowing the economy to a crawl. Some pundits and politicians are now warning in the media that health can’t always be the top… Audio
'Your money or your life'
The lockdown designed to save lives has also damaged livelihoods by slowing the economy to a crawl. Some pundits and politicians are now warning in the media that health can’t always be the top…
AudioCovidiots and corona clowns
David Clark had a bad week, only just clinging on as health minister after breaking the rules he announced to the country. But he wasn't the only 'Covidiot' squirming under the media spotlight… Audio
Surge of support for crisis-hit media
Good journalism costs money to produce but adverting has fallen off a cliff during the COVID-19 crisis and some companies that sponsor media outfits may cut back too. But the founder of a service that… Audio
Mediawatch for 12 April 2020
Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm; media debate lives vs. livelihoods in COVID-19 response; surge of support for crisis-hit media; COVIDiots and corona clowns. Audio
Covidiots and corona clowns
David Clark had a bad week, only just clinging on as health minister after breaking the rules he announced to the country. But he wasn't the only 'Covidiot' squirming under the media spotlight…
AudioSurge of support for crisis-hit media
Good journalism costs money to produce but adverting has fallen off a cliff during the COVID-19 crisis and some companies that sponsor media outfits may cut back too. But the founder of a service that…
AudioMediawatch for 12 April 2020
Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm; media debate lives vs. livelihoods in COVID-19 response; surge of support for crisis-hit media; COVIDiots and corona clowns.
Audio5G conspiracy question ignites debate on press performance
As huge audiences tune into the government's daily press briefings on Covid-19, more people than ever before are seeing how the journalism sausage is made. Some of them aren't happy with the…
5G conspiracy question ignites debate on press performance
As huge audiences tune into the government's daily press briefings on Covid-19, more people than ever before are seeing how the journalism sausage is made. Some of them aren't happy with the…
AudioRNZ's Aotearoa History Show to air on TV
Some exciting news today - RNZ's Aotearoa History Show is going to air on television as part of the government's plans for educaitonal programming through the lockdown The Aotearoa History Show is a… Audio
Amnesia epidemic at Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB's most popular host Mike Hosking spent March contradicting himself on Covid-19. It seems his affliction has been catching.
