Media

Researching humour is not just a laughing matter for cultural studies lecturer Dr Nick Holm. He specialises in studying its multiple forms - from satire to deadpan - to understand how humour can make… Audio

$15 million of fresh funding for public broadcasting will be split between RNZ, New Zealand on Air and a new fund targeting "under-served audiences." It's the biggest single boost for public… Audio

Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at a rift within Australian media over a boycott of the Pacific Islands Forum, a profit increase for the Independent in London, and the NZ Media Council upholds a… Audio

Series 4 of the New Zealand TV show Westside starts tonight. We speak with the star of the show, Antonia Prebble. Audio

Procrastination can creep up when inspiration is running dry, other times creativity suffers when the demands of daily life take over. This weekend there's a place for writers feeling like this to go… Audio

From the golden age of print, to Britain's phone hacking scandal Les Hinton has seen it all. His career as a hack began when he became a copy boy in a small Adelaide newspaper, with grand ambitions to… Audio

Having banned Winston Peters from the show for six weeks for allegedly being late to an interview AM Show host Duncan Garner got in huff when the acting prime minister failed to take him up on an… Audio

The New Zealand Herald has revealed that subsidising movies made in New Zealand has skyrocketed in spite of little agreement about whether it pays off. Showcasing New Zealand is one of the goals too… Video, Audio

Several states now have laws targeting fake news and more are thinking about it. But should governments be responsible for the pushing back against deliberate disinformation online? Should the news… Video, Audio

Peters ban backfires; alarm over fake news clampdowns; shining a light on our movie money. Audio