Media

Many hours on our main TV channels are taken up with British and Australian TV quiz shows on weekday afternoons. They're well-made shows, but too many questions are designed for Brits and Aussies and… Audio

An error made in Mediawatch last week in an item on debate prompted by coverage of the future of Kiwirail: Mediawatch noted that the finance minister had warned that present levels of support for… Audio

Managing editor of TIME magazine, who has written over a hundred TIME cover stories, and visted in New Zealand as a guest of Fulbright NZ, on their John F Kennedy Memorial Fellowship. Audio

Amazon has signed former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May to present a new motoring show on its streaming service. Audio

One man's fight to recover his mummified leg from a guy who accidentally bought it at a storage-unit auction is now the subject of a new documentary. We talk to director Bryan Carberry. Audio

Gavin Ellis discusses the sale of two of the world's most important financial newspapers - the Financial Times and The Economist. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New… Audio

Masterchef has premiered on TV3 with just 159,000 viewers. Has the programme just done its dash? Audio

Giving is a way of life for Vanisa Dhiru. Helping the homeless and women's rights are among many causes championed by this inspirational Indian New Zealander. Lynda Chanwai-Earle follows Vanisa as she… Audio, Gallery

Duncan Grieve edits TV website the spinoff.co.nz. Audio

"If it bleeds, it leads" - so goes the old saying about the media headlining stuff that's truly shocking. But someone simply losing their rag in front of the cameras also excites the editors… Audio

How did scary stories of an ice age just 15 years from now spread throughout the news media last week? Mediawatch looks at the role of a couple of stray quotation marks, some dismal churnalism - and… Audio

How a scary story about an imminent ice age went round the world recently, even though most experts said it was nonsense. Also: how journalists have more in common with cops than they might like to… Audio

How a scary story about an imminent ice age went round the world recently, even though most experts said it was nonsense. Also: how journalists have more in common with cops than they might like to… Audio

Reporters often come into conflict with the police in the course of chasing a good story. But both sides are dedicated to uncovering the truth on behalf of the public they serve and they also have to… Audio