Media
Lifting the lid a little on PR's pull on journalism
What you see in the media is often the result of public relations people and journalists co-operating but you wouldn't usually know it. Mediawatch looks at a recent exception and asks an expert in…
AudioOut from under the censors in Myanmar
What is it like publishing newspapers when military censors call the shots? The editor of The Myanmar Times tells RNZ's Graeme Acton what a difference democracy makes. Audio
Out from under the censors in Myanmar
What is it like publishing newspapers when military censors call the shots? The editor of The Myanmar Times tells RNZ's Graeme Acton what a difference democracy makes.
AudioMediawatch for 3 April 2016
Lifting the lid a little on PR's pull on journalists; out from under censorship in Myanmar; Switzerland of the South?; mixed messages on Boris. Audio
We Are Temporary
Previously working in Christchurch as The Enright House, Mark Roberts runs Stars & Letters Records, which has released several NZ acts, out of NYC. His own electronic music outlet We Are Temporary… Audio
Reader analytics
Digital ebooks are opening up unique opportunities for measuring reader behaviour, helping publishers and writers track how people read books, and when they might give up. Andrew Rhomberg is the… Audio
Apple vs FBI: the war over encryption
Kashmir Hill of fusion.net on the implications of the FBI versus Apple fight over access to an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters. With the FBI announcing this week that it's… Audio
Music Streaming: Spotify and SoundCloud Go
The global business of music streaming services is going off. This week SoundCloud's launching a paid subscription service called Go and Spotify's raising US$1 billion as it gears up for a public… Audio
Michael Moore: Where To Invade Next
Colin Peacock interviews American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, whose first film in six years, Where To Invade Next, looks at social welfare programmes across Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle… Audio
When spaghetti grew on trees
The media often pulls pranks, publishing fake stories to try and trick readers on April Fool's Day. But sometimes the joke's on the media. Video
Finalists in this year's Canon Media Awards
The finalists in this year's Canon Media Awards have been announced. Audio
Viewing with Paul Casserly
Reviewer Paul Casserly on why Taika Waititi's Hunt for The Wilderpeople is the director's best yet, the charms of the oddball SBS comedy Wilfred, now showing to the world on Netflix and staying up… Audio
Toby & Toby on .... The newspaper apocalypse and Sonny Bill Williams' incredible new look
OPINION: Toby Manhire and Toby Morris explain why newspapers are disappearing and reveal Sonny Bill Williams' incredible new look. Or not...
The Wireless Preview - Lucy Smith
Sex education has been taught in New Zealand schools since 1999, and last year the Ministry of Education released an updated guide for schools on teaching sexuality which addresses issues of consent… Audio
Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
Recordings of performing animals this week - and a mad cat-lady recording! Audio
Batman v Superman v Darth Vader
Kailey and Dan are joined via a Skype link from the Cayman Islands by our comic book cinematic unvierse expert Andy James. The three of us pick apart the new Batman v Superman film (spoilers!) and try… Audio
Everyone's a critic
Film critic Sarah McMullan discusses the new Batman v Superman movie and whether her views hold any sway anymore. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz Audio
Remembering Frank Torley
Frank Torley who fronted New Zealand's longest running programme, Country Calendar, has died after a short battle with cancer. Audio
