Publishing
Opening the books
Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Audio
Lasting Impressions: when papers were the only news
The days of printed newspapers may be numbered in the digital era, but until the 1920s there were no other news media at all - and New Zealanders were eager readers. Historian and author Ian F Grant… Audio
Media mega-merger reaches the end of the road
The bid to mash up New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news is all but over as their appeal against a block on their merger has been dismissed in court. Mediawatch looks at why and what happens… Audio
Publishers take a punt on local papers
Two of the local papers offloaded by Stuff recently have been saved. The Kaikoura Star and The Clutha Leader have been bought by local publishers prepared to take a punt on print. Audio
Rebellious US paper turns on its owners
Fed up with years of cuts administered by its owners, The Denver Post’s staff told them to get lost this week - in the pages of their own paper. A former Denver Post editor tells Mediawatch why -… Video, Audio
Is self-publishing changing the book industry?
Self publishing, once derided as "vanity publishing", is growing to become a bigger force in the book industry. Established authors and emerging talent are choosing this route, partly due to the… Audio
The massive business of scientific publishing
While mainstream media and the publishing industry are grappling with the challenges of the digital age, the hugely profitable business of scientific publishing seems to be going from strength to… Audio
A Fashionable Ambition
Caitlan Mitchell is the editor for one of the longest running industry magazines in the country. She speaks to Sonia Sly about ambition, modelling, fashion photography and the relevance of print in… Audio, Gallery
BookTube and the industry of YouTube authors
You're meandering through a book shop, idling along, checking out what's about past the Crime and Thriller section, when.... a multitude of bright hues catch your unfocused eyes!
These bursts of… Video, Audio
Giving it away for free
Some of the best journalism in New Zealand is found in glossy magazines which have a premium price tag on the cover. Why is New Zealand's dominant magazine publisher Bauer Media suddenly giving it… Audio
Publisher extraordinaire
The Nelson Arts Festival is well underway, and within it includes talks and diffusions from publishers and authors. Publisher Bridget Williams knows all too well about how difficult the industry is… Audio
Bernard Hickey: The Publishing Industry
Jim Mora talks to the publisher of Hive News, a Wellington-based political and economic subscription news email service, about the publishing industry and media paywalls. Audio
Murdoch Stevens - Behind the Scenes of a Publishing House
What gets published and what doesn't? How is it presented and illustrated? What gets heavily-edited and what sticks close to the original? These are all decisions made behind the closed doors of the… Audio
Is the writing on the wall for our papers?
Most media bosses still say newspapers won't die during their lifetime, but do recent events mean it is time to reconsider? Mediawatch asks a former editor startled by slow sales at his local dairy… Audio
Fine print: magazines and good writing
Simon Wilson has stepped aside as editor of Metro magazine to become an editor-at large for its published Bauer Media. Mediawatch asks him what makes a good general interest magazine and whether… Audio
New York Publisher Jonathan Galassi
Since the mid 1980s Jonathan Galassi has been a legendary figure in the New York publishing scene. That's when he moved to long established publishing house Farrar, Straus and Giroux… Audio
Does sexism exist in publishing?
Using a pen name is not new, Mary Ann Evans aka George Elliot did it back in the 1800s. In 2015 Catherine Nichols also became 'George' out of frustration at the response from publishers to her new… Audio
A glossy magazine trying too hard to be different
Trying new things is a smart move for a magazine aiming to please picky readers. But is printing an edition back to front really the "new thinking" they might be looking for? Audio
Things better left unsaid - and unwritten
Some cases of people making comments in the media this past week which they later regretted. Audio
Katherine Mansfield's Urewera Notebook
When we think of Katherine Mansfield, we tend not to think of her as a good, keen, outdoors-woman. Rather more Bloomsbury than Barry Crump. But a camping trip into the Ureweras in 1907 had a lasting… Audio