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Played for Phools? True Dat. Media hoaxes are a Bich
News outlets all over the planet seized on the story of a man with a name reportedly too rude to say out loud in english, and too weird for Facebook. But no-one checked if it was actually true or an… Audio
Initial irritation, acronym acrimony . . . and ambivalence
Mediawatch listeners respond to Radio New Zealand calling itself simply 'RNZ' on the air and online. Also: how the BBC hasn't retired the word 'radio' even for its youngest digital natives. Audio
Dave Lee - the tech capital of the world
The BBC's North America Technology correspondent who has a grandstand view of the hot bed of innovation that is Silicon Valley. Audio
A local channel out from under the radar?
It runs well-made shows from some of the world's best TV broadcasters and some local ones as well, but they're rarely reviewed or written about. It's available nationwide on Freeview and Sky and its… Audio
BBC faces major shake up
The Conservative government has picked an advisory panel that will review of the BBC at a time of unprecedented pressure for Britain's state broadcaster. Audio
Deborah Cameron: language and gender
Deborah Cameron Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University who is visiting New Zealand to deliver two lectures: Our Tremendous Opportunity: a Look at the Hidden History of BBC… Audio
BBC calls for fair coverage for ISIS
The head of the BBC says the broadcaster must be fair to Isis. He's rejected a call from Prime Minister David Cameron to drop the use of the term Islamic State. Audio
High in fat, but low on facts
Stories about how eating or drinking a particular food group will lead to people living longer and healthier lives are a staple part of the media diet. Audio
Michael Cubey: arts out east
Michael Cubey is a painter, and the Executive Director and Head of Creative Workspaces, running the property portfolio at Bow Arts, an artists' studio provider and educational charity that operates a… Audio
A.C. Grayling
Dr Anthony Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities at the University of London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Earlier this month he won the 2015 Bertrand… Audio
Adam Wills: changing food culture
Expatriate Wellingtonian Adam Wills co-founded Gourmet Burger Kitchen in 2001, changing the UK burger scene. Five years ago, he co-founded Kopapa Café and Restaurant in Seven Dials, London, and just… Audio
Russell Gray: DNA and language
Professor Russell Gray, FRSNZ, is the Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany. Audio
Photography and science
Anne Noble, ONZM, is Distinguished Professor of Fine Art (Photography) at Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Massey University. As a photographer and curator her work spans still and moving image… Audio
Ross Ashcroft: economics and Europe
Ross Ashcroft is a British filmmaker, renegade economist, essayist and strategist. He is the founder of the media company Motherlode, and the online platform Renegade Inc., and his 2011 feature… Audio
Africa to Aotearoa
Lisa Matisoo-Smith is Professor of Biological Anthropology and Allan Wilson Centre Principal Investigator at the University of Otago, and has been conducting a 2000-sample DNA survey of New Zealanders… Audio
BBC reporter mistakenly tweets Queen's death
A BBC reporter mistakenly tweeted the Queen had died last night. Audio
Jeremy Clarkson dropped by BBC
The BBC has announced that it's not renewing Jeremy Clarkson's contract. Audio
Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson fired
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson been fired by the BBC. Audio
Top gear's top gun gone
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson is out the car door. The BBC has finished its inquiry and found Clarkson did assault a producer. We talk to lawyer Steph Dyhrberg what it takes to get fired. Audio