Media
Nights' Pundit - Feminism
Feminist blogger Deborah Russell talks about women in film. Who gets paid the most, who gets the roles, who gets to write the scripts and direct and produce the movies? She also tells us how to use… Audio
Media commentator - Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis on media matters, including the joint venture between RNZ and AUT to produce last week's Auckland mayoral debate, and a 24 page feature in NZ Geographic shows the power of narrative… Audio
Television Critic: Melenie Parkes
Last Chance U and Narcos (Netflix) Loading Docs (TVNZ on Demand) Audio
New Award for Maori Journalists
The winner of a new award for Maori journalists will be announced next month. The idea is an extension of an already established award for Maori authors. Dr Selwyn Katene from Massey University is… Audio
Media's mock shock over fake coke joke
Mediawatch - News media here and overseas could not resist a story linking a government minister with drugs and a primary school, but it wasn't really news. Audio
From Slacktivism to Activism - how social media is changing our lives
Russell Brown talks with Laura O'Connell Rapira, Toby Morris, Steve Abel and Sina Brown-Davis about how online awareness can be transformed in to action which changes society. Audio
Stuff of substance in a clickbait climate
Mediawatch - There is still good journalism in the age of clickbait, and while there's much navel-gazing in the industry there's uncertainty whether it's helping. Audio
Mock shock over fake coke joke
News media here and overseas couldn't resist a yarn linking a government minister with drugs and a primary school, but it wasn't really news. Audio
Mock shock over fake coke joke
News media here and overseas couldn't resist a yarn linking a government minister with drugs and a primary school, but it wasn't really news.
AudioCats, sex, celebrity? - Nah, legal innovation is the new clickbait
When you hear about things going viral on the internet you tend to think cats, sex, crime and celebrity but this week the Guardian created a slideshow on a Kiwi legal innovation that has been viewed… Audio
Cats, sex, celebrity? - Nah, legal innovation is the new clickbait
When you hear about things going viral on the internet you tend to think cats, sex, crime and celebrity but this week the Guardian created a slideshow on a Kiwi legal innovation that has been viewed…
AudioStuff of substance in a clickbait climate
Is serious journalism being swamped by 'clickbait' in the online age? Is the anguished debate about the future of journalism helping? Mediawatch asks an award-winning investigative reporter who's just… Video, Audio
Stuff of substance in a clickbait climate
Is serious journalism being swamped by 'clickbait' in the online age? Is the anguished debate about the future of journalism helping? Mediawatch asks an award-winning investigative reporter who's just…
Video, AudioRaising the alarm when quakes strike
Reports of a post-quake tsunami on the way caused near-panic around Gisborne 10 years ago, and prompted a promise it wouldn't happen again. Did the authorities and the media get it right when a closer…
Raising the alarm when quakes strike
Reports of a post-quake tsunami on the way caused near-panic around Gisborne 10 years ago, and prompted a promise it wouldn't happen again. Did the authorities and the media get it right when a closer…
NZ law proves to be internet hit, naturally
Mediawatch - Like a legislative alchemist, New Zealand has transformed nature into a person - but it took international media to turn that into clickbait. Audio
Kate Pullinger: digital fictions
Kim Hill talks to Kate Pullinger, Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media at Bath Spa University, who writes fiction for print and digital platforms, including Inanimate Alice, an ongoing… Audio
No 'Family Feud'-style quiz for Akl mayoral candidates
A segment on the TV show Story in the style of Family Feud featuring Auckland's mayoral candidates has been canned after they couldn't agree on a date.
Grotesque Girls: What's the appeal of Real Housewives?
Opinion - How has yet another reality show managed to lure New Zealand eyeballs? Paul Casserly explains the appeal of the Real Housewives of Auckland.
