Media
The perils of taking on the trolls
Media personalities sometimes confront the online trolls that abuse them on social media and text messages. But are they always able to claim the moral high ground?
AudioUnder the influence of marketing
People boosting their personal brand online by puffing up the products of big brands are making it harder to distinguish genuine opinion from paid-for promotion in our media. Do we need new rules to… Audio
Under the influence of marketing
People boosting their personal brand online by puffing up the products of big brands are making it harder to distinguish genuine opinion from paid-for promotion in our media. Do we need new rules to…
AudioEggs, drugs, spies, lies and cyclones: 2017 in news
Mediawatch isn't giving out its annual awards this year. Instead we're taking an NCEA-style approach and picking out some who 'achieved' - and some who didn't. Audio
Eggs, drugs, spies, lies and storms: 2017 in news
Mediawatch isn't giving out awards this year. Instead we're taking an NCEA-style approach and picking out some who 'achieved' - and some who didn't.
Reflecting on 2017
Siouxsie Wiles, Rod Oram, Gavin Ellis and Lara Strongman look back at some of the biggest stories of 2017 in the media, science, business and entertainment fields. Audio
Websites rapped for ads that looked like news
The Press Council today rapped the country two largest news websites over the knuckles for publishing ads that looked like news stories. Audio
Major websites news inaccurate
The Press Council's rebuked Stuff and the nzherald over paid content that masquerades as news. Audio
Publishers' paid content 'deliberately designed to deceive' - watchdog
Some sponsored stories from overseas carried by NZ's two biggest news websites breached professional standards, the Press Council has ruled. Audio
Publishers' paid content 'deliberately designed to deceive' - watchdog
The press watchdog says some sponsored stories from overseas carried by New Zealand’s two biggest news websites were “deliberately designed to deceive” and have breached professional standards. The… Audio
Publishers' paid content 'deliberately designed to deceive' - watchdog
The press watchdog says some sponsored stories from overseas carried by New Zealand’s two biggest news websites were “deliberately designed to deceive” and have breached professional standards. The…
AudioTony Veitch leaves Newstalk ZB, goes it alone
Tony Veitch has announced he will leave NZME's Newstalk ZB radio station with plans to "build his show from his own digital platform".
Viewing with Paul Casserly
TV and Film writer Paul Casserly reviews new Netflix sensation Wormword, about the CIA's LSD experiment on an unsuspecting scientist. He also reveals the greatest TV episode of the year. Audio
Best of 2017: Podcasts
RNZ's head of podcasting Tim Watkin reviews the biggest and best podcasts of 2017 Audio
Santarchy
Christmas 2005; a hundred drunk men dressed as Santa allegedly riot in downtown Auckland. But was it true? Yes. Yes it was. Mostly. Audio
Media law commentator Ursula Cheer
Professor Ursula Cheer from Canterbury University discusses cartoons and freedom of expression in New Zealand, based on controversial cartoons published by Fairfax. Audio
Fairfax-NZME merger denied - Mediawatch analysis
News giants Fairfax New Zealand and NZME will work on ways to cooperate more in future in spite of the High Court backing the Commerce Commission's rejection of their merger proposal. The court upheld… Audio
High Court Halts Media Merger
The battle to merge two of the country's news organisations has had another setback. Audio
No FairME in the works
The High Court has rejected a bid for media companies NZME and Fairfax to merge. Audio
Hosking's Māori party comments 'inaccurate, misleading'
Broadcaster Mike Hosking's comments about voter eligibility for the Māori party were inaccurate and misleading, the industry watchdog says.
