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PM’s exit speculation goes another round
9:12 AM.Pundits and presenters aired excitable opinions about the possibility - or probability according to some - that Jacinda Ardern would quit while she was ahead before the next election. It's a re-run of… Read more Audio
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A doco revival spotlights crime and injustice
9:10 AM.A recent revival of local prime-time TV documentaries has highlighted some thorny social issues and raised awkward questions about justice and equality. Among them was a revealing investigation this… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 30 October 2022
9:08 AM.PM's exit speculation goes another round; a doco revival spotlights crime and justice; on the overlap: rugby TV clashes create controversy. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Politics overkill, talk radio overcooked
10:30 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media in overdrive over the UK’s political drama; more PR problems in the push for the new public media entity and a talk radio host… Read more Audio
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On the sidelines of big news in China
9:10 AM.This week's five-yearly meeting of the Chinese Communist Party signposted China's economic and foreign policy for the foreseeable future under President Xi Jinping. That's a big deal for trading… Read more Video, Audio
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Mediawatch for 23 October 2022
9:08 AM.Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas. Read more Audio
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Chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas
9:07 AM.The political turmoil in the UK sparked some spectacular emotional reactions - and language not normally fit for broadcast. Meanwhile, one radio host here was pondering just what words should be used… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: A media tempest over Shakespeare
9:58 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a misleading and sometimes fact-free media uproar over a small arts grant, new developments in the Kamahl… Read more Audio
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Heated emissions from media on gas charging plan
5:12 PM.Settling on a scheme to charge for agricultural emissions has taken 20 years of consultation, compromise and scientific research - and agriculture’s leading lobby groups were partners in the process… Read more Audio
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Ex-media minister’s hasty move to lobbying
2:59 PM.Kris Faafoi masterminded the public media merger that’s now in train, before quitting politics to spend more time with his family last June. Now he wants to spend more time with government again… Read more Audio
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The media and low local election turnout
9:10 AM.Once again the local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement. Is the media coverage, or lack thereof, contributing to the problem - and what can it do to help? Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 16 October 2022
9:08 AM.Heated emissions from media on greenhouse gas charging plan; the media and the low, low, local election turnout; ex-media minister's hasty move to lobbying. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Election angst and rugby joy
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the fallout from the local elections - Mayor Brown keeping media at arm's length: Also - Women's Rugby World Cup media fever, in spite of… Read more Audio
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TVNZ's media marriage at first sight
9:10 AM.Media execs aired their angst about the government’s public media plan in parliamentary hearings this week - and the commercial clout TVNZ will bring to the new entity. TVNZ’s Simon Power talks to Me… Read more Audio
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Hacking social media down to size
9:08 AM.The world’s richest person put US$44 billion to make Twitter his personal property. Social media pioneer Evan Henshaw-Plath - who co-founded Twitter’s forerunner Odeo - is now here in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 9 October 2022
9:08 AM.FBoy Island controversy; TVNZ's boss on the concerns about the public media merger aired on Parliamentary hearings; can epic-scale social media platforms be hacked down to size? Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Journalists become the story
9:03 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about journalists coming under fire from the subjects of their stories and an unsurprising scandal over a TVNZ reality… Read more Audio
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Hard stats and new voices enter the 'youth crime spike' coverage
6:00 PM.Two new pieces of reporting have added context and depth to the headlines blaring about a youth crime wave. Read more Audio
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More rancour on the road to a new public media entity
9:12 AM.This week a Parliamentary committee heard concerns from other media companies about the new public media entity, as opposition attacks on the cost of it intensified. Meanwhile a significant funding… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 2 October 2022
9:08 AM.More rancour on the road to a new public media entity; youth crime facts and headlines don't match; Christchurch Call digs deep into algorithms. Read more Audio
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Christchurch Call pushes against the algorithms
9:07 AM.New Zealand is leading a bid to break open social media’s secret algorithms as part of The Christchurch Call response, with backing from some big tech outfits. But without input from the biggest… Read more Video, Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - public media angst & awkwardness on air
10:30 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about developments in the progress of a new public media entity, and where the money for the content will come from. Also: a couple of awkward… Read more Audio
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The push for open justice
4:40 PM.Journalists are shining a light on our legal system, revealing some important cases and systemic problems. They're doing so in the face of impediments inside the courts and uncertainty about where the… Read more Audio
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QE2, queues and cultural cues
9:12 AM.A long Anglican church service bookended by mostly-military parades became possibly the most-watched event in media history this week. But many media outlets struggled with what the Queen’s funeral… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 25 September 2022
9:08 AM.QE2, queues and cultural cues; the push for open justice; minister prods TVNZ over public media progress; 'tis the season for tomato angst. Read more Audio