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Midweek Mediawatch - Retail rat-astrophe & awkward interviews
9:30 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the Port Hills fire prompting another state of emergency; questions posed by two awkward interviews with political leaders - and the… Read more Audio
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Waitangi tensions test politicians - and the media
9:10 AM.In past years some media outlets were ambivalent about Waitangi Day - some even hostile at times. But new moves by the new government and a strong pushback from Māori gave it an extra edge this… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 11 February 2024
9:08 AM.Waitangi tensions test politicians - and the media; Why is Sky screening more top-dollar sport for free? Read more Audio
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Why Sky is screening some of its top-dollar sport for free
9:07 AM.Sky TV became the big beast of pay TV by keeping a stranglehold on exclusive live rights to the country's most popular sports for paying subscribers. This week it suddenly announced top rugby, netball… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Copy-and-paste Chris
8:09 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column… Read more Audio
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Does bad economic news make more headlines than good news?
9:12 AM.Stories about surging inflation, successive food price rises and more Kiwis in arrears topped bulletins and filled front pages last year. But recent news about slowing inflation, cheaper food and… Read more Audio
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Todd Scott - taking a punt at NBR
9:11 AM.It’s more than a decade since Todd Scott staked everything to buy the business news weekly where he worked, the National Business Review. Since then NBR’s gone online-only, axed ads entirely and the… Read more Audio
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With one last hurrah, goneburger is goneburger
9:10 AM.When James Shaw tweeted "James Shaw goneburger" it was the zenith of one political reporter's eight-year effort to goneburger every departing politician in New Zealand. But Jo Moir is now leaving… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 4 February 2024
9:08 AM.This week on Mediawatch, does bad news about the economy trump good news? The end of the line for goneburger? Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - RNZ shuffles its pack
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about just-announced changes to RNZ National's schedule and an RNZ news story last weekend which… Read more Audio
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Media cop flak over MP’s startling downfall
9:12 AM.The summer holidays are usually a dead zone for domestic political news - but the unseasonal and unexpected downfall of Golriz Ghahraman bucked the trend this month. Media copped criticism from some… Read more Audio
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Water woes flood silly season as news runs dry
9:10 AM.Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, predictable reports of shark sightings signalled the start of the summer silly season. And with water running out in the capital, and a… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 28 January 2024
9:08 AM.What you missed over summer: harmless sharks, woke worries, sewage smells and water woes flood the holiday news drought; media cop flak for coverage of Golriz Ghahraman's downfall. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Hōhā over hui coverage
7:02 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about accusations of bias over media commentary on the national hui at Tūrangawaewae marae and the media response to… Read more Audio
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The Mediawatch Christmas bonus
10:00 AM.A special edition of Mediawatch looking back on the year in the media - ending with the Mediawatch five-minute mashup of 2023’s news. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - 2023 Awards
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Hayden Donnell and Colin Peacock joined Mark Leishman to hand out Mediawatch’s not very prestigious and not at all coveted annual awards… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 17 December 2020 - Horowhenua special
9:08 AM.Covering news all over the country is a struggle for media companies dealing with rising costs and falling income. But some local outlets are surviving - and even thriving. Mediawatch's Hayden Donnel… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - The case of the missing mayoral footage
8:01 PM.In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about a much-reported recording of Wellington’s mayor which made many headlines recently - but has not yet appeared in the real… Read more Audio
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From paper to platform - media's online dependence
2:10 PM.Five years ago Dr Merja Myllylahti warned our news media were becoming dangerously dependent on global digital platforms which gave them online audiences but undercut their income and didn’t seem to… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 10 December 2023
9:08 AM.Parliamentary pomp and ceremony - but no honeymoon; 'From Paper to Platform'- media's online dependence; Todd Niall - local matters really matter Audio
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Todd Niall - local matters really matter
9:07 AM.‘Look ahead, not back’ - the last words of Todd Niall after 46 years in daily journalism. The last of these were spent reporting the complicated and highly-contested issues afflicting Auckland and its… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch ‘Kin oath’ - new Parliament sworn in
9:53 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Mark Leishman about the new government getting underway with plenty of ceremony, lots of protest - but no… Read more Audio
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Claims of media 'bribery' derail new government on day one
9:12 AM.It didn't take long for Winston Peters’ news media grievances to make headlines - and headaches - for the new government. Mediawatch looks at how the media reacted to his claims of media 'bribery' -… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 3 December 2023
9:08 AM.Claims of media 'bribery' derail new government on day one; politics shows off air just as politics hots up; mayor under pressure after rumour-based reports. Read more Audio
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Mayor under pressure after rumour-based reports
9:07 AM.Wellington’s mayor is under pressure after acknowledging an alcohol problem. Her admission was prompted by media questions about drunken ‘antics’ based in part on a reported recording which no media… Read more Audio