Stories by Hayden Donnell

Mediawatch - An award-winning journalist dedicated to reporting abuse in state care was briefly banned from the official apology. Why? And what did he make of it?

Two top US papers copped backlash when billionaire owners interfered in election coverage. Mediawatch asks if the boss of Stuff could compromise her own company's coverage in Wellington.

Mediawatch - What's behind a sudden surge of scandalous social media posts co-opting news media names to make them look less dodgy?

Mediawatch - Humans have an inherent negativity bias. Do we really want feel-good news in not-so-good times?

There are claims politicians are dodging media interviews - but the way the media handle them might be part of the problem. Video