Media

Few people want to think a lot about children killed by violence or neglect, but this week Fairfax Media confronted readers with a substantial series about it called 'Faces of Innocents'. Mediawatch… Audio

News outlets all over the planet seized on the story of a man with a name reportedly too rude to say out loud in english, and too weird for Facebook. But no-one checked if it was actually true or an… Audio

Auckland author who wrote three books while studying for his Bachelor of Engineering. His new thriller, American Blood, is his first book to be published internationally. Audio

TV and Film writer Paul Casserly ruminates on the fallout from the Music Award and gets stuck into a tsunami of new local online shows - from Jiwi's Machines to The Late Night Big Breakfast. Audio

Maori musicians who complained about the exclusion of the Maori Album Award from the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have met with the show's producer. Audio

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

After nearly two months, the Chris Cairns perjury trial is entering its final stages, with the judge summing up. Cairns has been accused of lying under oath, after saying in court he had "never"… Audio

Professor of Diversity Edwina Pio of AUT on not taking the Christmas out of Christmas. Audio

Our TV review today is provided by journalist (war-horse, the Spinoff calls him) and independent producer, Phil Wallington. Audio

While 'Dirty Politics' author Nicky Hager waits for a judge's ruling which could have implications for investigative journalism, Rachel Glucina's showbiz website Scout is running into trouble - and… Audio

Three people prominent in the Dirty Politics controversy have been back in the news lately, but for very different reasons. One was shadowy political fixer Simon Lusk. But was he squirming in the TV… Audio

Radio New Zealand's prolonged funding freeze and the cost of new digital initiatives are beginning to bite. Last week a restructure of its music division was confirmed at the cost of some jobs. This… Audio

The shocking attacks on Paris were comprehensively covered this past week in the media, but some critics have complained that's not always the case when tragedy strikes overseas. An expert tells… Video, Audio

Data visualiser Wesley Grubbs of the Pitch Interactive studio in California brings a structure and a story to data and statistics. Audio

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin's on how your emails are tracking you. Plus the 'Netflix tax' on digital purchases like ebooks and music is coming to New Zealand. Audio

Lara discusses two recent documentaries: NZ Women in Rock on Prime, and the Women of Pike River on TV One. Audio