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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Media hype local football fever; Kim Hill vs BoJo; RIP Hutt Valley stalwart Nicholas Boyack; could Stuff could split itself up?
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If you can’t beat social media, join it. Or ban it?
If you can’t beat social media, join it. Or ban it?
Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s was cheered on by many media - including some of ours. But it's also highlighted their own dependency on big tech. Meanwhile one TV broadcaster that went all-in on TikTok has found a huge new audience. But what are the risks?
Midweek: Luxon appears at last
Midweek: Luxon appears at last
PM's long-awaited appearance on Q+A, Atlas explored, Wellington ginger group's political contacts come to light, RNZ brought to book & Newshub's stuff survives on Stuff
Two towns’ news under pressure, copyrights and wrongs
Two towns’ news under pressure, copyrights and wrongs
The tale of two towns which face losing their local news. Also: a bid to change the law so parody and satire doesn’t run the risk of breaking it - and clear up who owns digital media.
Midweek: Tiriti talk, TJ’s haka, funding for factual stuff in 2025
Midweek: Tiriti talk, TJ’s haka, funding for factual stuff in 2025
Treaty Principles Bill and TJ Perenara’s controversial haka stir debate; the latest public funding for current affairs and journalism and Three's local stuff for 2025.
Hīkoi hōhā, news deserts fears, deep-dive deep-pocket podcast
Hīkoi hōhā, news deserts fears, deep-dive deep-pocket podcast
This week’s Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti harvested heaps of headlines, hours of airtime and piles of print and pixels - media copped plenty of criticism for the coverage. Also: a deep-dive podcast that needed deep pockets - and warnings of ‘news deserts’ here.
Midweek: Hīkoi bias claims, Herald v Bain privacy, mag strife
Midweek: Hīkoi bias claims, Herald v Bain privacy, mag strife
Accusations of bias and a lack of impartiatality in coverage of Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti. Also the Herald v David Bain, Facebook scam surge and problems for local magazines.
Reporter's ban from Crown apology; local papers on the block
Reporter's ban from Crown apology; local papers on the block
Why was an award-winning journalist dedicated to reporting abuse in state care briefly banned from the official apology for that this week? Also - NZME plans to close 14 local North Island papers, possibly leaving some towns without coverage.
Midweek: Hikoi hits the road, news cuts, foreign football flashpoint
Midweek: Hikoi hits the road, news cuts, foreign football flashpoint
Hikoi hits the road; Seymour vs TVNZ; TV news cuts latest and how sketchy reports of a foreign football flashpoint sparked a diplomatic incident.
Trump triumph and the media message, Australia & Malaysia rein in social media
Trump triumph and the media message, Australia & Malaysia rein in social media
“It’s their media world now. We just live in it” - what news media are taking away from the Trump triumph; Media message from Trump’s triumph, how Australia and Malaysia are making social media accountable for the content they carry
Midweek: He's back
Midweek: He's back
The epic media coverage of an epic US election that's put Trump back in charge. Also - more grim news from TVNZ; and warnings from Crux and NZ Geographic.
Stuff boss joins ginger group, NZ Geographic’s bold survival strategy
Stuff boss joins ginger group, NZ Geographic’s bold survival strategy
Could the boss of the country’s biggest news publisher joining a local ginger group alongside political figures compromise her own company's coverage in the capital? Also: award-winning NZ Geographic adopts maximum transparency to secure its survival
Midweek: Hitting the ground reckoning in the US, a backtrack and some u-turns
Midweek: Hitting the ground reckoning in the US, a backtrack and some u-turns
Kiwi journalists in the US ramp up election reflections - and some politicians here too. US papers cop it for u-turns on backing Harris; TVNZ backtracks on its 1 News website - and Colin meets football elite (sort of . . . )
A look ahead to the US election & a look back at ours
A look ahead to the US election & a look back at ours
A look at how US media have coped with the controversial campaign for the upcoming election there - and we look back at how our media fared covering the election here one year ago.
Midweek: Sweating the small stuff
Midweek: Sweating the small stuff
Fallout from RNZ's scrapped Anika Moa podcast featuring former Labour MP Kiri Allan, intervention in the WCC, the lack of excitement about the America's Cup win, and Health NZ’s $9200 on canapés.
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