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Santamaria strife echoes past misconduct mess at TVNZ
9:12 AM.Presenter Kamahl Santamaria quit TVNZ in scandalous circumstances after just a month on air, making awkward headlines in the news all week. The company's mishandling of the news echoed other dramas… Read more Audio
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The Dominion Post gets real on climate action
9:09 AM.Despite scientists issuing dire warnings about us being us on a path toward an unliveable world, climate action is often met with shock and concern in the media. This week The Dominion Post decided to… Read more Audio
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Photojournalism fundraiser highlights history in images
9:07 AM.When former Herald illustrations editor Rob Tucker put out a call for photos to auction for charity, photographers around the country responded with a stunning array of images which will be sold off… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 5 June 2022
9:07 AM.TVNZ struggles with Samtamaria saga; photojournalist compiles classic collection for a good cause; Dom Post campaign cuts across car culture to cut emissions. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: TVNZ reports a scandal at TVNZ
10:43 PM.In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about how TVNZ reporters are covering the sudden resignation of star host Kamahl Santamaria after just one month - and a… Read more Audio
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Two decades of internet disruption
9:10 AM.The Internet hasn’t just disrupted the media business in this millennium so far: it’s transformed it - and, in some cases, overwhelmed it. As he steps down after two decades at Internet NZ, Jordan… Read more Audio
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More unanswered questions about public media plan
The government’s planned new Public Media Entity - backed with $109m a year in last week's Budget - was debated in a virtual meeting this week. But beyond expanded public funding for three years… Read more Audio
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Motoring money makes moral conundrum for media
9:07 AM.New car sales have never been higher with more being spent on slick ads and sponsorships to make vehicles visible via the media. But for our media that much-needed money jars with commitments to cover… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 29 May 2022
9:07 AM.PM in USA; two decades of Internet disruption; more questions to answer on public media plan; motoring money gives media climate conundrum. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Stuff's new stance on 'the C word'
7:52 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Anna Thomas about some kooky Australian election coverage, a bold new stance on car reviewing from BusinessDesk, a memo from Stuff… Read more Audio
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Slaves to the algorithm?
Big tech and social media bosses pledged to eradicate online extremism in Christchurch Call three years ago in Paris - and today they claim atrocities which echo the 15 March massacre don't go viral… Read more Audio
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Public media's future funding made public - partly
9:09 AM.After months of behind-closed-doors planning, Budget 2022 has at last put some fresh figures for the government's planned public media entity into the public domain. The increase in public funding is… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 22 May 2022
9:08 AM.Slaves to the algorithm - big tech's mathematical maximising of engagement undermines the Christchurch Call three years on; Budget 2022 - public media entity's funding finally made public; Budget 2022… Read more Audio
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More money for Māori media - but where’s the strategy?
9:08 AM.Māori media got a $40m boost in Budget 2022, following a similar increase to fund more content and jobs last year. But where the strategic review of the Māori media sector that kicked off nearly four… Read more Audio
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Government shows us the money for public media
1:04 PM.Budget 2022: The new public media entity replacing TVNZ and RNZ will be backed with $327 million over three years from 2023. Read more
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Midweek Mediawatch - covering the emissions mission
2:29 PM.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about coverage of the climate change budget within a 'Budget'. Also: a local paper cartoon condemned as racist; health workers' ongoing disputes - and is… Read more Audio
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Re-Platformed: radio outcasts make their own outlet
9:10 AM.Sean Plunket has launched a new news outlet for himself - and other broadcasters edged out of talk radio in recent years. The Platform proudly proclaims it's editorially and financially free from any… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 15 May 2022
9:08 AM.Re- Platformed - Sean Plunket launches new live outlet urging listeners to 'join the resistance'; outgoing censor on plans to re-jig regulation of media content. Audio
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Outgoing chief censor calls for media regulation re-jig
9:07 AM.The Chief Censor’s Office used to worry about the odd boundary-pushing book, film or video game. These days it's extreme stuff published online that forms the bulk of the work. David Shanks leaves… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Climate journalism that gets results
9:22 PM.In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about iffy info about the new Dr Who, a journalist making a change in policy on climate change; and an article echoing homeowners'… Read more Audio
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Warning from history in ‘gang warfare’ panics
5:30 PM.Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most… Read more Audio
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Ram raid reports distort true youth crime picture
9:12 AM.Anyone reading the headlines on ram raids in recent weeks could be forgiven for thinking youth crime has hit crisis levels. But data shows that's not the case, and some say the media could do better… Read more Audio
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Top TV cop show returns after racism review
9:10 AM.A year ago, the country’s top cop show - Police Ten-7 - was under fire for racial stereotyping. The show's makers rejected that - and so did their partners in the Police. But broadcaster TVNZ ran a… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 8 May 2022
9:08 AM.Headlines about youth crime surging and ramraids distort true picture; a warning from history over gangs-and-guns coverage; top TV cop show back after racial stereotyping review. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Rule it out? Cut it out!
8:00 PM.Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about taxing the rich becoming a hot topic for political reporters - and one who says it's time to cut out 'rule it… Read more Audio