India FTA & butter chicken blurts, TVNZ’s political pressure, stadium rocks rugby
Our FTA with India’s a big deal, but how did our media deal with blurts from opponents - as well as our changing place in a fast-changing wo...
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Mediawatch looks critically at the New Zealand media - television, radio, newspapers and magazines as well as the 'new' electronic media.
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20 of 300 episodesMidweek - Political tension at TVNZ, PM skips Breakfast, the power of noise & silence
TVNZ's political editor under scrutiny - as PM skips Breakfast. Also: Piers Morgan vs Russell Brand in pauses & York City vs Rochdale full n...
PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV
Reports National MPs might roll their leader sparked a frenzy that prompted the PM's ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ vote. When he won, he told media to...
Midweek - vote of confidence, TVNZ+ upgrade, dogs on screen
Who's happy after the PM's 'put up or shut up' showdown? Also: TVNZ tweaks its on-demand offering, sheepdogs on screen, one dodgy weather sh...
News trust up after years of slumps, storm before the calm
Trust in the news is up again after years of decline, the latest annual survey says. But it als says trust in social media is up and more of...
Midweek - Breakfast battles, trust up, Welly woe, piggybacking on others' content
Over-egged media battle at breakfast-time, piggy-backing on others’ content, chronicling the capital's crisis, a surprise bump in trust in o...
Reporting Trump’s outrageous outbursts, Petrolhead & motoring media adapt to fuel fears
Some say he's unhinged. Others reckon outrageous utterances are part of his media management. How should media handle the stuff Trump says?...
Midweek - Trump outburst outrage, Aussie soldier's fall from grace, Phillips doco revelations
Outrageous outbursts from Trump - again. Also: revealing details of the documentary about the Police pursuit of Marokopa fugitive Tom Philli...
Midweek - BSA extends reach, a bad week for Big Tech, breakfast with Tova and an easter chocolate ban.
The BSA has decided it has jurisdiction over digital outlets like The Platform - hosted by former-RNZer Sean Plunket - sparking heated debat...
Who’s winning the war, where the ad money goes, Chathams spending scandal
The bulk of the big money advertisers spent in our media goes offshore to big online operators. What’s the future for the ad industry here?...
Midweek - media v Hegseth, TVNZ defamation win, SNL from USA to UK. peas piffle
The media chalk up a win in the Pentagon - maybe. Also: TVNZ's comprehensive court win over co-governance campaigner, some bold journalism f...
Reporting shortages & petrol panic, privacy v the right to speak out
Reporting shortages without prompting petrol panic. Also: a social media post about the Labour Party leader ended up as headline news - in s...
Midweek - political leader obsession, Trump v BBC, athletics aesthetic reboot, feijoas are bad
Why are so many stories zeroed in on political party leaders? Also: Trump's wild claims about the BBC, Post and Press online makeover, TVNZ'...
The polls that pressure politics, Country Calendar’s Coro Street-level staying power
The media piled on after one poor poll result, piling more pressure on the PM. Who calls the shots as third parties get in in the act with n...
Covid quibbling, Iranian opinion and history, ‘Peter Bassett’ update
Another Covid inquiry prompted plenty of pandemic pointscoring - but not so much on the plan for the next one. Also: who speaks for Iranians...
War in the Middle East, political criticism & influence concerns at home, PM still PM
It’s war in the Middle East again, stretching media already stressed by conflict - and nonsense from leaders is not helping. Also: questions...
Midweek - War breaks out in Iran; PM fluffs his lines; TVNZ's interference fears
Coverage of war breaking out on Iran, influencers' soft power picture shattered, the local angles including a PM punished for fluffing his l...
Govt moves on rough sleepers, reporting Wellington woes, mystery blogger
The government’s moved on rough sleepers and beggars downtown - by giving the police power to move them out of town. How did the media handl...
Midweek - Andrew image explodes, goalie's grief goes global, The Press looks back, PM's soc-med scorn,
'That' image of Andrew becomes one of world’s most-reproduced images ever - and a local goalie's grief went global too. Also - The Press loo...
Immigration issue amped up, ceiling for streaming, over-the-top umbrella
Anti-immigration political parties have been boosted in many countries. Now NZ First forcing the issue onto the news agenda. Also: is stream...
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