Media
Television Critic Linda Burgess
Linda talks about some tv shows revolving around the concept of Family and where we come from: DNA Detectives, Lost and Found and Travels with My Father. Audio
Copyright and wrong: Ageing law for a changing world
Mediawatch - Much of New Zealand's copyright law was written 23 years ago, so - following the National vs Eminem case in the High Court - we explore what is at stake now the law is up for review. Audio
The Beat of The Pendulum
Media headlines, social media posts, snatches of conversations - they're all part of the mix in the latest novel by writer Catherine Chidgey. The Beat of the Pendulum she describes as a "Found Novel."… Audio
Reconsidering the rights and wrongs of copying
An original work can now be copied and shared with anyone online in a matter of moments - thanks to the internet and digital technology. But that wasn't the case when our main copyright law was… Audio
Reconsidering the rights and wrongs of copying
An original work can now be copied and shared with anyone online in a matter of moments - thanks to the internet and digital technology. But that wasn't the case when our main copyright law was…
AudioDead kiwi cat goes global
Comedian Billy Connolly once joked that a cat stuck in a tree could make the headlines in New Zealand. This week a Kiwi cat killed by a car made news around the world. Audio
Dead kiwi cat goes global
Comedian Billy Connolly once joked that a cat stuck in a tree could make the headlines in New Zealand. This week a Kiwi cat killed by a car made news around the world.
AudioTurning a fan’s passion into a modern media business
Andrew Mangan started a blog about English football team Arsenal 15 years ago. Now it’s a go-to source for scoops about the club and a thriving small business hosting one of the longest-running sports… Audio
Turning a fan’s passion into a modern media business
Andrew Mangan started a blog about English football team Arsenal 15 years ago. Now it’s a go-to source for scoops about the club and a thriving small business hosting one of the longest-running sports…
AudioClare Curran: plans for our digital future
The new minister of broadcasting, communications and digital media has done nine years of what she describes as her digital apprenticeship. This week in Clare Curran's speech at NetHui she outlined… Audio
Pay rise for TVNZ CEO called 'unconscionable'
The union representing journalists has described a $141,678 pay-rise given to TVNZ's chief executive as "cynical" amid widespread redundancies.
Peters case 'can be described as heavy handed'
Winston Peters' legal bid to obtain journalists' emails and phone records is not unheard of but is heavy handed, a law professor says. Audio
Peters' attempts to obtain journalists' phone records over leak 'wrong'
The Deputy Prime Minister's attempt to obtain the emails and phone records of two journalists is outrageous and could have a chilling effect on democracy, media freedom advocates say.
Humanising behemoth websites
Who's got time to mess around in a 100 page website? Design director for web design agency DNA Charlene Turei tells Kathryn Ryan how making unwieldy websites less frustrating and easier to use has… Audio
Project to digitise NZ TV history lags behind
A major project to preserve New Zealand's television history online is woefully behind what the public was promised three years ago. It's put just a handful of titles on the internet compared to its… Audio
The underground revolution in video gaming
One group of developers in the US has finished a decade-long project to turn Henry David Thoreau's Walden into a video game, but can it penetrate the competitive market of fast-paced games? And how is… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin asks should the Broadcasting Standards Authority apply its western standards to foreign language ethnic broadcasts - after a small Auckland-based Sikh radio station falls foul of its codes. Also… Audio
Television Critic Alex Casey
Alex has been watching: Stranger Things 2 (Netflix), The Brokenwood Mysteries (Prime), Curb Your Enthusiasm S9 (SoHo), and No Experience Necessary (Comedy Central). Audio
Pay-per-view: get used to it
The All Blacks' game against the Barbarians is likely to be just the first foray into livestreaming test matches, Jamie Wall writes.
Feedback for 5 November 2017
Listeners' feedback on Sunday Morning with Wallace Chapman. Audio
