Media

Words have power. No one knows that better than Matt Blomfield, a former Hell's Pizza executive who found himself the subject of an orchestrated attack by Cameron Slater on the blog Whale Oil in… Audio

With New Zealand radio stations now happy to play around 15 - 20 percent Kiwi artists, is it still necessary to have New Zealand Music Month?  Audio

Shaving company Gillette's last ad caused an uproar in some quarters when it focussed on bullying and harassment. The company now has a new advert, it shows a dad teaching his transgender son how to… Audio

Media commentator Gavin Ellis and Kathryn discuss a study by two VUW law professors if the impact of reporting on the families of Pike River mine disaster victims, which makes damning reading. Also a… Audio

Journalism has been struggling against the changing media landscape for years now, many news publishers have had to cut costs - and often local news is what suffers. A new scheme unveiled today hopes… Audio

Publicly funded reporters will be employed by news publishers around the country in a first-of-its-kind scheme unveiled today to address declines in local news coverage. It’s the result of a… Audio

In the three weeks following the Christchurch terror attacks, nearly 800 people have contacted the Department of Internal Affairs to report online links to video footage of the killings or the… Audio

Three Minutes Max: Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Newmarket Business Association chief executive on why people need to pay for quality investigative… Audio

It named no names, but the much-anticipated report into bullying in Parliament did lift the lid on people turning the place toxic.The journalists among them are part of the problem, according to the… Audio

There was a sudden surge of interest in Christian politics this week and the possibility of new political parties excited political reporters. Meanwhile the PM meeting the world’s top Mormons made… Audio