Media
The paper that sold its own town to prove it exists
Last week, the local paper in Whitianga sold the town on Trade Me for $32 to draw attention to the fact that people there can’t list it as home when buying and selling on the site. A campaign in The… Audio
The paper that sold its own town to prove it exists
Last week, the local paper in Whitianga sold the town on Trade Me for $32 to draw attention to the fact that people there can’t list it as home when buying and selling on the site. A campaign in The…
AudioPlaying Favourites with Dame Pieter Stewart
Manager of New Zealand Fashion Week, which is now in its fifteenth year. Audio
Scott Watson cleared to give media interview
A magazine interview with double murderer Scott Watson is to go ahead, and the father of one of the victims wants to be there too. Audio
Untreated illness driving force in Virginia murders
It's being called a social media murder, but an America professor of psychiatry says the shooting of two Virginia journalists was more likely the result of untreated mental illness. Audio
Media content regulations up for review
The rules that govern media content are up for review to make sure they are fit for purpose.
The Expats - Chris Byrne from Woodstock Ontario
Chris has more than 30 years experience in the radio industry, and is using these skills to help stations across Canada improve their ratings and performance. He also owns his own FM radio station in… Audio
TV crew shot dead on live TV
America is in shock after two television journalists were executed during a live interview on breakfast TV. Audio
Facebook posts from the horse's mouth
Thousands of horse lovers around the country are taking to social media to try to discover their old pets' fates.
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
Cow puns swamp twitter
The story of the cow shot dead by police in Whanganui is a headline writers' dream. And the quick-witted people of Twitter steered the conversation in a mostly funny direction. Audio
Oamaru Mail now a free weekly
The daily Oamaru Mail newspaper is being reduced to a once-a-week free community paper.
The Business of Fashion: Harman Grubiŝa
New Zealand Fashion Week kicks off in Auckland from 24-30 August, and this year, Jessica Grubiŝa and Madeleine Harman are showing their label, Harman Grubiŝa for the first time. Sonia Sly caught up… Audio, Gallery
John Pilger on Wikileaks, Julian Assange & Jeremy Corbyn
John Pilger is an Australian born journalist and filmmaker who has twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year award. Audio
Claims and counter-claims of bias, cheek-by-jowl
Opinions are like backsides, as the old saying goes. Everyone's got one. But in the media, some are aired more often than others. (Opinions, that is . . . ) Winston Peters sparked debate this week by… Audio
Claims and counter-claims of bias, cheek-by-jowl
Opinions are like backsides, as the old saying goes. Everyone's got one. But in the media, some are aired more often than others. (Opinions, that is . . . ) Winston Peters sparked debate this week by…
AudioUsing news to help hype radio shows
Wondering why stories about radio stars splitting up, staying up all night or handing out money are suddenly all over your news? It's "survey time" again. Radio stations are desperate to boost their… Audio
Mediawatch for 23 August 2015
Claim and counter-claim of bias cheek-by-jowl, using news to help hype radio shows; news you can use goes hyperlocal, and; examining claims screens change kids' brains. Audio
News you can use going hyperlocal
Eight years ago, a dairy coolstore exploded in Tamahere near Hamilton - one of New Zealand's worst-ever industrial accidents at the time. Freelance journalist Pip Stevenson started an online news… Audio
