Media

Editorial cartoonists are treading a fine line when it comes to social commentary - as the Otago Daily Times discovered recently. Have times changed so much that cartoonists are now shackled?  Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media response to the Whakaari tragedy. Colin then takes us through the media lead up to the UK election later this… Audio

Gavin says to restore reader confidence, The Otago Daily Times must publish the results of its review of processes that led to Garrick Tremain's offensive measles cartoon being published. And the… Audio

Virtual newsreaders, stock reports and election results written up by algorithms, and news organisations dishing up articles based on what you've already clicked on are all examples artificial… Audio

Political polling will intensify as the next election draws nearer, but when media draw conclusions look out for the crucial cohort who say they don’t know, don't care or won't tell the pollsters what… Audio

A new TV show created by Cliff Curtis follows the journey of four local schools who supercharge their theatrical productions with help from local entertainers. Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about BoJo's no-shows in the UK; Air NZ's 'expert trolling,' casual racism forgiven - and how compassionate coverage of… Audio

Protesters gathered outside the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin today to show their anger at a cartoon which poked fun at the measles epidemic in Samoa.

In response, the newspaper has announced it will… Video, Audio

Former photojournalist Natalie Slade investigated how refugee stereotypes in the media can affect a sense of belonging for her doctoral research. Audio

Gavin says Google's refusal to recognise specialist news service Businessdesk as a verified news source suggests the search engine's governance structure is, at best, arbitrary. Gavin Ellis is a media… Audio