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Demands for greater scrutiny - and media push back
9:10 AM.The opposition’s unhappy about the scrutiny the media are applying to the government, especially over vaccines - but some reporters pushed back at criticism of them this week.
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Mediawatch for 5 September 2021
9:06 AM.How the media reacted to another shocking act of terrorism at home. Also: political pressure for greater media scrutiny of the Government - and TVNZ's boss giving up the top job. Audio
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TVNZ's long-serving boss creates a vacuum
6:07 PM.TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick will leave the state-owned broadcaster next February after almost a decade in charge. TVNZ will now have to find a new leader as the government progresses plans to… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: scrutiny under scrutiny - and Lou Grant
11:46 AM.Mediawatch’s weekly catchup with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Bryan about the media reflecting on the fairness of the scrutiny they apply to those running our Covid… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 29 August 2021
9:06 AM.Mediawatch looks at how our media covered the struggle to contain the Delta variant -- and how media reports of Covid clusters in Auckland this week sparked racist responses and claims that the… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - racist reactions and offshore opinions
5:32 PM.Mediawatch's weekly catchup with Nights. This week Colin Peacock chats to Bryan Crump about the media in the middle as reports about Covid clusters spark racist reactions - and offshore opinions about… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 22 August 2021
9:06 AM.Media react to level 4 lockdown and the dawn of Delta; the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Covid's media comeback
10:00 PM.Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media back in Covid-emergency mode; a business editor slapping down Covid complainers - and a truly clueless TV… Read more Audio
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Landmark climate report lands - but makes little mark on media
9:12 AM.The first comprehensive IPCC stocktake of the global climate trends for years was easy to read and its confronting conclusions were clear. But after hitting front pages and headlining bulletins the… Read more Audio
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The double standard in the bike bridge backlash
9:11 AM.A proposed walk and cycle bridge over the Waitematā provoked a furious media backlash over the goverment's wasteful spending. Why don't roading projects get the same treatment? Read more Audio
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RNZ challenged on turning stolen data into news
9:10 AM.Unknown cyber-criminals sent stolen information to the media to pile on pressure to pay a ransom. RNZ subsequently aired a scoop sourced from it before a court ordered all media to dump the dodgy… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 15 August 2021
9:06 AM.Landmark climate report lands - but makes little mark on media; double standard in bike bridge backlash; RNZ challenged on turning stolen data into news. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Olympic overload and conference crankiness
10:00 PM.Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about what the media made of an Olympics that turned out better than many expected in Tokyo - or did it? National Party… Read more Audio
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GOAT in a boat - and a trans trailblazer in Tokyo
9:12 AM.While Lisa Carrington struck gold and set records, Laurel Hubbard struck out in competition but still made history and headlines as our first ever transgender Olympian. She also won hearts and minds… Read more Audio
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Making sense of ‘Milk and Money’
9:10 AM.The recent Groundswell protest put farmers’ grievances about the government’s environmental policies front and centre. Good timing for a new six-part documentary series exploring the dairy industry,… Read more Video, Audio
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Accountability in question after MediaWorks review
9:10 AM.A review of the working culture at MediaWorks released this week is by far the most comprehensive airing of the internal problems of any New Zealand media company. But its leaders and governors have… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 8 August 2021
9:10 AM.GOAT in a boat - and a trans trailblazer at Tokyo 2020; MediaWorks’ accountability still in question; making sense of ‘Milk and Money’; big-name broadcasters boosted by watchdog’s verdict. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: News not fit for social media
9:53 PM.In this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a mainstream media outlet getting kicked off YouTube, a court judgement against RNZ, and a harrowing culture… Read more Audio
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MediaWorks review exposes alleged sexual assault, 'boys club culture'
4:07 PM.MediaWorks chief executive Cam Wallace has apologised to his staff after a review of the company's culture revealed allegations of sexual assault, racial harassment, discrimination, bullying, and the… Read more
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‘Hussy’ OK says BSA (*in context)
7:09 PM.ZB’s Mike Hosking called Meghan Markle “a hussy” on the air earlier this year. It was a rude and sexist slur on someone he didn’t know at all - and it prompted formal complaints to the broadcasting… Read more Audio
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Olympians strike gold - while media find plenty of colour
9:13 AM.Kiwis finally struck gold in Tokyo this week - but the media didn't always get the colour they were looking for. Read more Audio
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Media ramp up angst over arming police
9:12 AM.A year ago, a trial of armed police teams was scrapped with opponents adopting the slogan ‘Arms Down.’ One year on, some in the media are now amplifying calls for arming all officers after the death… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 1 August 2021
9:07 AM.Kiwi strike Tokyo gold - and give media plenty of colour; ramping up angst over arming police; 'hussey' is OK says BSA (in context) Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: 28 July 2021
9:39 PM.On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an error-strewn academic report, a prominent radio host's abrupt departure, some less-than-sympathetic accounts of people… Read more Audio
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'Groundswell' exposes rural / urban divide in media
3:13 PM.At the biggest national protest for years last week, farmers made it clear they're unhappy with the government and they feel unloved by the country - and the media. The media coverage also revealed a… Read more Audio