Mediawatch
There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.
Hosted and produced by Colin Peacock and Hayden Donnell
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Jailed journalist Peter Greste tells Mediawatch about the worst times in his life up on the big screen in 'The Correspondent.' Also - the country’s main Christian broadcaster Rhema is bucking the trend of media contraction - even though its target market's shrinking and appealing to a broad church is tough in these polarised times.
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Midweek: Polk folk, Facebook whistleblower faces US Senate, lobbying lid-lifting
Midweek: Polk folk, Facebook whistleblower faces US Senate, lobbying lid-lifting
Does TV doco Polk live up to the hype - or live down to the claims of tabloid clickbait? Also - further feedback on 'trust in news', new unofficial register lifts the lid on lobbying a little.
Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have even gained trust this time round - though we’re still world leaders in ‘news avoidance.’ Mediawatch looks at all this - and talks to a Canadian confronting the same trends there.
Midweek: MediaWorks bought up, Herald goes positive, Green MP speaks out, fake wolf news
Midweek: MediaWorks bought up, Herald goes positive, Green MP speaks out, fake wolf news
An outdoor ad company buys the country's largest radio network, NZME launches a positive news campaign - and Hayden launches an unauthorised theme tune. Also -Green MP Benjamin Doyle speaks out about a toxic online campaign against them that garnered widespread media coverage - and dire fake news about wolves.
Duopoly apathy, ad income slump, local paper paper row
Duopoly apathy, ad income slump, local paper paper row
Just two companies have carved up most of our grocery bills for years. The government says change is coming - but many in the media don't seem to believe it;s possible. Also - our media’s slumping share of ad income, and local papers' paper dispute.
Midweek: Green in the gun, NZME update, Stuff falls foul of BSA
Midweek: Green in the gun, NZME update, Stuff falls foul of BSA
Green MP's social media spark controversy - and claims the media ran shy of the story. Also: NZME's bitter battle for control rumbles on, and the broadcasting watchdog sanctions Stuff for a ThreeNews scoop that fell short on fairness, balance and accuracy.
Green shoots and dire data, NZME angst, easiest scoop ever
Green shoots and dire data, NZME angst, easiest scoop ever
Are media confusing us with claims of green shoots in the economy at the same time as headlining more dire data? Also: the epic security fail at the top of the Trump regime that gave a journalist the easiest scoop he'll ever get - and the battle for control of NZME ramps up with a flurry of letters.
Midweek: NZME board battle goes postal
Midweek: NZME board battle goes postal
Billionaire Jim Grenon's letter-writing spree as he tries to take control of NZME's board & a click-driven incentive scheme at the company. Also - more journalists are killed in Gaza & an Oscar-winning filmmaker assaulted; Stuff quietly drops a disclosure commitment from its AI policy.
Lid-lifting Kiwi gagged over Facebook, NZME/Stuff in play, The Listener & lifestyle journalism
Lid-lifting Kiwi gagged over Facebook, NZME/Stuff in play, The Listener & lifestyle journalism
A Kiwi lifting the lid on Facebook's been gagged before she could talk to RNZ. Why? And what did she say before Meta called its lawyers? Also: news publishers' ownership in play & lifestyle journalism's being squeezed by our cash-strapped media, but RNZ’s boosting it and the country’s oldest magazine is shifting its focus.
Ownership angst, lunch fatigue, Bongino bombast & Newsom niceness
Ownership angst, lunch fatigue, Bongino bombast & Newsom niceness
Rivals appeal to NZME shareholders as Stuff carves its chief's one share into a million. Also: MAGA-powered podcasters control the zone - and have we lost the appetite for school lunch scrutiny?
Media question PM’s position, integrity initiative dovetails with media
Media question PM’s position, integrity initiative dovetails with media
The PM’s got plenty on his plate right now - including media hinting his time is up in the top job. Is that true - or fair? Also: a new move to use the media to improve integrity in public life and push back at vested interests. Sounds good, but are things really that bad?
Midweek: Poll angst, NZME upheaval
Midweek: Poll angst, NZME upheaval
A new poll piles pressure on the PM and his party, the billionaire bidding to unseat NZME's board hits back at claims about his intentions, a Paddington clarification
NZME’s billionaire power play; a rash of resignations, Welly water woe
NZME’s billionaire power play; a rash of resignations, Welly water woe
Concern over a sudden change of editorial direction at NZME as a billionaire bids for control. Also: reporting Wellington’s water woes and a sudden rush of top-level resignations.
Midweek: Ever-present Pres, billionaire buy-ins, NZ life 50 years apart
Midweek: Ever-present Pres, billionaire buy-ins, NZ life 50 years apart
Midweek: The ever-present US President makes the most of set-piece media events. Also -billionaires seeking stakes in our media & rights to air rugby - and TV shows about life in NZ fifty years apart.
China crisis, defending against defunding, school food fight
China crisis, defending against defunding, school food fight
Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea promp big calls to bump up the budget for defence ASAP. Also - the super-heated headlines about factory-to-school lunches and we talk to the international outfit defending public broadcasters from de-funding.
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