http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch Mediawatch looks critically at the New Zealand media - television, radio, newspapers and magazines as well as the 'new' electronic media. en-nz (C) Radio New Zealand 2008 A courageous Kiwi soldier in Afghanistan is hailed as a hero, but how did he end up in the headlines? An Australian initiative offers journalists here a platform to probe their own industry; more private lives being made public in the press. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:15:00 +1300 Sounding the tsunami alert last weekend, RWC TV deal finally done, telling the tale of the Princess Ahsika from Tonga and with politicians' spending under scrutiny, do journalists get a free lunch. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:05:00 +1300 The online-only companion to Mediawatch, taking in listeners' queries and comments and following up on recent stories in the programme. This month: the rights and wrongs of fatal footage in the news; more revision of the 'Unfortunate Experiment'; broadcasters using the news to plug their own programmes; and should New Zealanders go abroad for the big stories - or just use the locals? Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1300 Does Radio New Zealand need to be "saved" from the government as campaigners are claiming?; the challenge to a made-up climate change quote; journalists' gripes go global online. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:01:50 +1300 Dwelling on a death in the TV news, whats the government expects from the governors of RNZ, a presnter pursuing a personal agenda on the air. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:10:00 +1300