Media
Broken Estate: an expat expert surveys our media
Melanie Bunce cut her teeth in journalism at the Otago Daily Times. Now she teaches and researches it at one of the UK’s most prestigious journalism schools and tracks the trends that shape the…
AudioSpoof ad backfires on admen
A local ad agency’s “out-of-season April fool” was meant to go viral, grab the media’s attention and boost a brand of toothbrush. It didn't work. Audio
Mediawatch for 8 September 2019
Mixed messages on measles and cancer - among the 'news you can use'; an expat expert surveys the state of our media; spoof ad backfires on admen. Audio
Men now avoid women in the workplace, research shows
A study out of the University of Houston shows that one in four men now avoid one-on-one meetings with women in the workplace. Professor Leanne Atwater joins the show to discuss the findings. Audio
Can NZers tell fake from the real news up to 2020 vote
Are New Zealanders able to tell the difference between real and fake news in the lead up the 2020 elections? Audio
Golliwogs dividing New Zealand's crafting community
Knitted golliwogs are dividing the New Zealand crafting community, with calls for images of them to be banned from crafting facebook groups and websites Audio
Whanau want apology after defaced family portrait appears on TV
An angry whanau says a contestant on The Block defaced a portrait of their kuia and they're calling for a formal apology. Turangi couple Mikaere and Sophia Gardiner, who have been renovating the… Audio
'The Wire' and the 'K'Rd Chronicles'
Film reviewer Tamar Munch looks at seasons 1 - 5 of 'The Wire' streaming on Neon, it's an oldie but a goodie and its themes still resonate. She'll also look at the K'Rd Chronicles streaming on Stuff… Audio
Mediawatch Midweek 4 September 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about local body election coverage, David Byrne's new journalism venture, fires from Siberia to Indonesia, and the invisibility… Video, Audio
Mediawatch Midweek 4 September 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about local body election coverage, David Byrne's new journalism venture, fires from Siberia to Indonesia, and the invisibility…
Video, AudioSpoof ad backfires on admen
A local ad agency’s “out-of-season April fool” was meant to go viral, grab the media’s attention and boost a brand of toothbrush. It didn't.
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin talks to Lynn about whether advocacy groups have a right to use advertising to push their message but asks do they have a right to cause alarm? Audio
Television Critic: Phil Wallington
Journalist and writer Phil Wallington has not only been watching TV, but has been thinking about it's future. He looks at the debates raging within the industry and discusses what the issues are… Audio
Jo McCarroll: NZ Gardener magazine celebrates 75 years in circulation
In September 1944 the first issue of NZ Gardener magazine hit the newsstands. Editor Jo McCarroll joins the show to talk about the magazine's longevity and our obsession with gardening Audio
Hamish McKenzie: The Kiwi helping revitalise email
Venture capitalists last month pumped $US 15.3 million into Substack - a start up the New York Times has described as "the new social network that isn't new at all." Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose talks… Audio
Hamish McKenzie: The Kiwi helping revitalise email
Venture capitalists last month pumped $US 15.3 million into Substack - a start up the New York Times has described as "the new social network that isn't new at all." Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose talks…
AudioPolitical parties are targeting us with propaganda online
Recent elections overseas were won by narrow margins amid claims voters were influenced by misleading messages injected straight into their social media feeds by political parties. Is that what we… Video, Audio
Political parties are targeting us with propaganda online
Recent elections overseas were won by narrow margins amid claims voters were influenced by misleading messages injected straight into their social media feeds by political parties. Is that what we…
Video, AudioMediawatch for 1 September 2019
Oncoming onslaught of online political ads; Substack - an ad-free way for journalists to make money online; a comic confession. Audio
Hamima Tuyan:'Kiwis mustn't lose the feeling they had on March 15'
Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband, Zekeriya, in the Christchurch mosque attacks. She joins Jim to discuss her views on Islam in New Zealand and Kiwis' attitudes towards the Muslim faith on the eve of her… Audio
