Media

What are TV shows not rating anymore? Audio

If Twitter was to drop - or at least extend - its 140 character limit, wouldn't that fundamentally change the nature of it, as a social medium? It's now being reported as a near-certainty in the… Audio

Paul been watching a 6 part Norwegian mini-series, "The Heavy Water War and enjoying the return of some underrated TV shows. Audio

Is journalism all about the clicks? Audio

Mava Moayyad has written an article about plastic surgery for The Wireless this week. 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

The director of the Nieman Journalism lab at Harvard University, Joshua Benton says local news is under threat, as global giants like Facebook, Apple and Google begin to dominate news platforms, and… Audio

As we reported earlier, Tourism New Zealand is to use a Chinese reality TV star to get road safety messages across to tourists. Audio

Reviewing 'Metal Gear Solid V - The Phantom Pain', 'Life is Strange and 'Gears of War: Ultimate Edition'. Audio

TV news now "infantilised", 'Winter', 'The Brokenwood Mysteries', and 'The Murdoch Mysteries', Audio

Our next guest has worked in the New Zealand film industry for more than 20 years and now she's plucked up the courage to start telling her own stories. Robyn Grace has worked as a director and… Audio

Australia's Ernie Awards for Sexist Remarks took place last week, and with more than 200 nominations, it shows sexism is alive and well. Each September, more than 300 women come together at New South… Audio

The media here rolled out tons of pig puns for fun when that story about David Cameron broke in the UK. But was it fair? That controversial claim came in a book backed by a wealthy enemy out to get… Audio

Major media company NZME’s planned multimedia newsroom in Auckland could have a big effect on the news offered by its big brands, including The New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB. The company denies… Audio

Mediawatch looks back at the World Cup's first week in our media. Richie's no cheat, say our sports scribes, but the data disgarees. The biggest-ever upset was big in Japan, but the media mostly… Audio

Piggybacking on a political attack; media in transition, integrating their news; World Cupwatch - Japan overjoyed but overlooked, and; Richie's reputation. Audio