Media
TV3's new news show. What's the Story?
TV3's canning of Campbell Live earlier this year prompted angst about the future of serious current affairs on our screens. They successor wouldn't be "light and fluffy". So what is it? Mediawatch…
AudioOh no. More Sky Go no-go woe
Sky's streaming service was down for last weekend's Silver Ferns thriller. It wasn't Sky's fault, but it's far from the first time sports fans have been frustrated by its failure during top live… Audio
The response to claims of a pale, male monopoly on air
It is rare for someone prominent in the media to criticise the way they are run. Rarer still if they single out their own employers. Newstalk ZB's Rachel Smalley recently said prime time broadcasting… Audio
The Daily Show no-shows irk long-suffering fans
Sky TV's also been copping flak for failing to screen the much-hyped last-ever Daily Show with Jon Stewart as advertised, on the day that it aired in the US. But it's far from the first time local… Audio
The Daily Show no-shows irk long-suffering fans
Sky TV's also been copping flak for failing to screen the much-hyped last-ever Daily Show with Jon Stewart as advertised, on the day that it aired in the US. But it's far from the first time local…
AudioMediawatch for 16 August 2015
The new TV3 news show picking up where Campbell Live left off; Sky cops flak for Sky Go no-go and Daily Show no-show, and; too many pale males hogging prime airtime? Audio
Michael Robotham: ghosting and crime
Australian writer who worked in the United Kingdom as a journalist, and as ghostwriter for politicians and celebrities including Rolf Harris. He has been a bestselling crime fiction writer since 2002… Audio
Vocal fry and uptalk
Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Stanford University, who has been studying vocal fry, a guttural growl sound formed in the back of the throat that is prevalent at the end of words and… Video, Audio
Is the media still a man's world?
Rachel Smalley took umbrage at Radio New Zealand hiring John Campbell, saying women were underrepresented in the media. Was she right?
TV analysts reflect first week of TV3's new show
This week saw the arrival of TV3's latest offering in the contested 7pm current affairs timeslot. Audio
The city state
Five hundred years ago urban dwellers were more or less exempt from the laws and obligations of the feudal countryside. Today, the situation is reversed. But since the world financial crisis… Audio
What's the Story?
The new 7pm show on TV3 had 276,000 viewers last night, Would you have expected a bigger curious audience first up? Audio
Story Review - Phil Wallington
TV3's new 7pm show, Story, kicked off last night. The current affairs programme replaced Campbell Live. Our critic, Phil Wallington, was watching. 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
Story starts
TV3's current affairs show Story with Duncan Garner and Heather du Plessis will start soon. Audio
TV review with Phil Wallington
Phil Wallington talks about the TV2 documentary Gloriavale: Life and Death, and TV3's upcoming current affairs programme Story. Audio
Helping hands skew the news overseas?
No New Zealand reporters went to Hawaii where the TPP negotiations came to nothing, even though that ended up leading the news last weekend. But three political reporters were in New York to see our… Audio
Public pays for diplomatic TV dinners
Pav served at the pad of our man at the UN was in the news recently, but soon we may also see tasty treats at our diplomatic residences on TV. A million dollars of public broadcasting money is being… Audio
Mediawatch for 9 August 2015
Mediawatch asks John Campbell what he brings to RNZ; helping hands skew news from overseas; public pays for diplomatic TV dinners. Audio
Billy Murphy: the law in Baltimore
Founder of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy in Maryland, who represents the family of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in Baltimore police custody. Audio
