TV3
Story Review - Phil Wallington
TV3's new 7pm show, Story, kicked off last night. The current affairs programme replaced Campbell Live. Our critic, Phil Wallington, was watching. Audio
Helping hands skew the news overseas?
No New Zealand reporters went to Hawaii where the TPP negotiations came to nothing, even though that ended up leading the news last weekend. But three political reporters were in New York to see our… Audio
Picking the programmes to back with public cash
Obesity and Outrageous Fortune spinoffs? Hard facts or soft soap? Mastermind or Masterchef? Not everyone will agree on taxpayers' money to be spent on new programmes. Mediawatch looks at some of the… Audio
A rare fair go from a foreign quiz show
Many hours on our main TV channels are taken up with British and Australian TV quiz shows on weekday afternoons. They're well-made shows, but too many questions are designed for Brits and Aussies and… Audio
Lashing out on camera - ending up on the news
"If it bleeds, it leads" - so goes the old saying about the media headlining stuff that's truly shocking. But someone simply losing their rag in front of the cameras also excites the editors… Audio
Crucial facts frozen out of an alarming story
How did scary stories of an ice age just 15 years from now spread throughout the news media last week? Mediawatch looks at the role of a couple of stray quotation marks, some dismal churnalism - and… Audio
Colin Craig's crisis sparks a media feeding frenzy
The Conservative Party imploded after an interview in a sauna which had screened two weeks earlier. But in spite of wall-to-wall coverage, that didn't cause the Conservatives' collapse. Audio
Stunts and scalps: laughing with politicians - or at them?
Sometimes the media embrace politicians who can take a joke, or try something new. Sometimes they punish them for it. Audio
TV3 picks Campbell's Live's successors
New hosts have been named for a new show called 'Story'. But is one of them over-committed already? Audio
Big-name broadcaster makes a billion-dollar bungle
Mike Hosking confidently tells TV One viewers New Zealand leads the world in retirement savings. But he's a bit confused . . . Audio
Story
Duncan Garner and Heather du Plessis-Allan together on TV3 at seven o'clock, replacing John Campbell. It will include fun and laughter but viewers can rely on them to ask tough questions. Audio
Military mistakes exposed on TV
A new TV3 investigation has given a fuller picture of a deadly day in Afghanistan, and it was partly paid for from the public purse. Audio
Military mistakes exclusively exposed on TV
A new TV3 investigation has given a fuller picture of a deadly day in Afghanistan, and it was partly paid for from the public purse. 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
Road Cops hasn't saved TV3's ratings.
It's been a little over a week since John Campbell left TV3 and Campbell Live was replaced by Road Cops. Audio
Advertising and marketing playing a big part in TV3's downsize
TV3 is cutting its Sunday news bulletin to half an hour. Audio