Media
Stripping Sir Bob Jones' knighthood
Sixty-thousand signatures have been garnered to strip Sir Bob Jones of his knighthood after comments he made were perceived as racist. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin responds to the sudden resignation of RNZ senior manager Carol Hirschfeld; Stuff's latest diversification scheme - Stuffpix - which takes it into the already crowded market for streamed video… Audio
Carol Hirschfeld resigns over meeting with Minister
RNZ Senior Manager, Carol Hirschfeld, has resigned over a meeting she had with the Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran last December.
The meeting has already attracted political criticism from… Audio
Aus PM's involvement in cricket scandal 'indefensible'
The Guardian cricket writer Daniel Harris tells John Campbell while he's not impressed by Australia's cricket team's actions, he also can't help feeling the outrage is being slightly overworked. Video, Audio
Fortnite is the greatest game on earth
Video game sensation Fortnite is keeping adults and kids up all night. It's the greatest thing to hit the gaming world in a while and Ben Lenihan of the e-Sports Federation explains why. Audio
End of an era is nigh for Sky
Sky TV says its chief executive John Fellet will retire from the job later this year. He is - by some distance - New Zealand's longest-serving media boss after 27 years at the helm of a company which…
End of an era is nigh for Sky
Sky TV says its chief executive John Fellet will retire from the job later this year. He is - by some distance - New Zealand's longest-serving media boss after 27 years at the helm of a company which…
AudioObamamania in overdrive . . .
The private visit of former US president Barack Obama got blanket coverage this week, even though he blanked the media and he said little of substance. Video, Audio
Obamamania in overdrive . . .
The private visit of former US president Barack Obama got blanket coverage this week, even though he blanked the media and he said little of substance.
Video, AudioHow Widodo went under the radar
While a former US President’s visit preoccupied our media this week, the state visit of the current president of Indonesia - the world’s fourth most populous nation - went mostly under the radar… Video, Audio
How Widodo went under the radar
While a former US President’s visit preoccupied our media this week, the state visit of the current president of Indonesia - the world’s fourth most populous nation - went mostly under the radar…
Video, AudioVisual Trumpery - the good and bad of data journalism
Good data journalism makes lots of important information easily understandable and it clarifies complicated issues for us. But visiting expert Alberto Cairo warns we must also beware of visualisations… Video, Audio
Visual Trumpery - the good and bad of data journalism
Good data journalism makes lots of important information easily understandable and it clarifies complicated issues for us. But visiting expert Alberto Cairo warns we must also beware of visualisations…
Video, AudioMediawatch for 25 March 2018
Obamamania in overdrive - Widodo under the radar; Visual Trumpery - the good and bad of data; sensing a story? Audio
Sensing a story?
For years, critics of the so-called psychics starring in TVNZ’s Sensing Murder pointed out that none of them have ever actually solved a cold case or found a missing person. If you believe recent… Audio
Sensing a story?
For years, critics of the so-called psychics starring in TVNZ’s Sensing Murder pointed out that none of them have ever actually solved a cold case or found a missing person. If you believe recent…
AudioBits+Bytes: Facebook's data disgrace
Facebook blames Cambridge Analytica for allegedly obtaining personal information from millions of American Facebook users in an attempt to manipulate elections – but are the UK consulting firm really… Audio
Listener feedback for 24 March 2018
Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Cenk Uygur - The Young Turks
Turkish-American Cenk Uygur is the host and founder of The Young Turks, the largest online news show in the world, with over 12 million subscribers. A trained lawyer, Uygur launched The Young Turks as… Audio
Alex Perry - The Good Mothers
The Calabrian Mafia is now a “monstrous global organization”, eclipsing Cosa Nostra in Sicily and Camorra from Naples, author Alex Perry says. Audio