Media
The not so beautiful truth behind alcohol advertising
The Advertising Standards Authority's chief executive Hilary Souter lays out what happens next after Alcohol Healthwatch complained about an ad with several celebrities pushing a campaign called… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
This week, Gavin has been looking into the curious case of Alberic Whale - and the efforts by the Spinoff and Stuff to pin down this mercurial entrepreneur. Also, the demise of New Music Express - had… Audio
Television Critic Melenie Parkes
Melenie reviews Dark (Netflix), Hotel Coolgardie (Amazon Prime) and The Week The Landlords Moved In (TVNZ 1) Audio
Feedback from Sunday Morning 11 March 2018
Feedback from listeners to the Sunday Morning programme. Audio
MeToo media campaign inundated with messages
Inspired by #MeToo campaigns abroad, broadcaster Alison Mau and publisher Stuff are urging New Zealanders to blow the whistle on sexual assault and harassment at work. Hundreds of women have… Audio
MeToo media campaign inundated with messages
Inspired by #MeToo campaigns abroad, broadcaster Alison Mau and publisher Stuff are urging New Zealanders to blow the whistle on sexual assault and harassment at work. Hundreds of women have…
AudioThe media’s PR people problem
The way lobbyists and PR people move in and out of political circles has created a problem for the media who use them to fill their programs, stories and websites more and more these days. One… Audio
The media’s PR people problem
The way lobbyists and PR people move in and out of political circles has created a problem for the media who use them to fill their programs, stories and websites more and more these days. One…
AudioMediawatch for 11 March 2018
MeToo campaign spreads the net wide; the media's PR people problem; a protest that wasn't. Audio
Bits+Bytes: pricier broadband and #alexalaughs
Joining Peter Griffin to navigate the world of tech and analysing the latest news from the digital world. This week plans are afoot to position New Zealand as a base station for the global satellites… Audio
New, old news
A New York Times columnist turned off his news notifications, left social media and went back to the traditional newspaper for 2 months. Audio
Viewing with Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman reviews The Square: a black comedy about a contemporary art gallery, in cinemas today. Also Australian Spartan on TV2. Audio
Newspapers fight for life
Newspapers are hanging on by a thread these days, with local, community papers often the first to be cut. Some, however, continue to thrive. The Ashburton Guardian seems to be one of the only papers… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin joins Kathryn and asks should the politically-connected be banned from media commentary? And he also looks at the latest readership figures - and NZME rightly trumpeted an increase for the… Audio
Expert feature: Paul Scoones on Dr Who
Paul Scoones schools Jesse on everything Dr Who! Audio, Gallery
Oscars: #metoo expected to be prominent at show
The 90th Academy Awards are taking place in Los Angeles today and will feature a live performance from Keala Settle, the half-Kiwi songstress who stars in the musical The Greatest Showman. The song… Audio
Feedback from Sunday Morning 4 March
Feedback from listeners to the Sunday Morning show. Audio
How far off is the government's media funding fix?
The broadcasting minister has appointed advisors to look into funding our public media at arm's length from government. The new TV channel she once wanted seems to be off the table for the foreseeable… Audio
How far off is the government's media funding fix?
The broadcasting minister has appointed advisors to look into funding our public media at arm's length from government. The new TV channel she once wanted seems to be off the table for the foreseeable…
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