Media
Facebook helps users to spot 'fake news'
Facebook is advising its users how to spot deliberately misleading content online, in the weeks leading up to the British general election. The social media company has placed adverts in newspapers… Audio
Māori TV boss resignation 'new dawn', critics say
Māori Television chief executive Paora Maxwell, who has resigned three years into his five-year contract, says he has few regrets.
Television Critic Alex Casey
Alex discusses Survivor NZ, All Talk with Anika Moa (Maori TV) and Ru Paul's Drag Races. Audio
Private equity firm makes offer on Fairfax businesses
Fairfax Media has confirmed it is in talks with a private equity consortium which has offered to buy some but not all of the troubled media company.
Netflix announces 13 Reasons Why season 2
Netflix has announced a second season of the controversial series 13 Reasons Why. Our Los Angeles correspondent, Brad Pomerance, explains what's in store. Audio
Veteran photojournalist decries lack of Pacific coverage
A veteran Australian photojournalist says the lack of Pacific coverage in major newsrooms in Australia and New Zealand is worrying given the latest geo-political shifts. Audio
Stephen Colbert investigated over Trump slur
The US comedian has come under fire for an anti-Trump monologue which some people have said included a homophobic slur.
Call for taxes on Google and Facebook to support journalism
Mediawatch - Rejection of a merger between New Zealand's biggest media companies is unlikely to have averted job losses. Colin Peacock asks former editors where this leaves the industry. Audio
Mediawatch for 7 May 2017
Fallout from the big media merger knockback; questionable coverage of 'cold cases'; a right royal rumour sparks a full-on media flap. Audio
Fallout from the media merger knockback
A merger of New Zealand’s two biggest news publishers has been on the table for the past year. This week the competition watchdog pulled the rug out from under it. Mediawatch asks ex-editors if that… Audio
Fallout from the media merger knockback
A merger of New Zealand’s two biggest news publishers has been on the table for the past year. This week the competition watchdog pulled the rug out from under it. Mediawatch asks ex-editors if that…
AudioQuestionable coverage of 'cold cases'
The anniversary of Madeleine McCann's disappearance half a world away prompted questionable coverage of so-called 'cold cases' in this part of the world. Audio
Questionable coverage of 'cold cases'
The anniversary of Madeleine McCann's disappearance half a world away prompted questionable coverage of so-called 'cold cases' in this part of the world.
AudioMedia frenzy over right royal rumour
Rumours about Prince Phillip's health sent the media here into a major flap last Thursday -- and they flapped even more than most of the media in Britain. Audio
Media frenzy over right royal rumour
Rumours about Prince Phillip's health sent the media here into a major flap last Thursday -- and they flapped even more than most of the media in Britain.
AudioListener feedback for 6 May 2017
Kim Hill reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Sky TV scraps Fan Pass subscription options
Sports fans will have to pay $99.99 to stream Sky TV sports channels for a month, with its Fan Pass service scrapping its daily and weekly subscription options.
Killer Instinct
Award-winning investigative journalist, Chris Hansen, reveals some of America's most shocking murders in a new Discovery Channel programme called Killer Instinct. Audio
Viewing - Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman has been watching Big Little Lies on Neon, and the second series of Maori TV's All Talk with Anika Moa. Audio
Gender bias and Facebook comments: Is there a male equivalent of a vile hag?
Analysis - Gender as a topic always seems to attract abuse, as RNZ's The 9th Floor interview with Jenny Shipley shows very clearly, writes Megan Whelan.
