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Midweek Mediawatch: A silent night
9:49 PM.On this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about media angst over the Ministry of Health's communications concerning the Covid case in the capital, sensitive and… Read more Audio
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Hui over Christchurch terror attacks puts media under the spotlight
A counter-terrorism hui intended to help heal the wounds inflicted in Christchurch two years ago sparked a walk-out which hit the headlines. Read more Video, Audio
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Running the numbers on the PM's media schedule
9:10 AM.When Jacinda Ardern changed her media schedule earlier this year, it raised heckles from commentators who felt she was ducking scrutiny. But what have the changes actually meant? Read more Audio
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Undeclared SponCon causing political and editorial headaches
9:09 AM.The Herald's dedicated property section printed 64 articles under the banner 'Our New Auckland' without declaring they were sponsored by Kāinga Ora, prompting NZME to review its processes on sponsored… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 20 June 2021
9:06 AM.Media under the spotlight at Christchurch hui, running the numbers on the PM's media diary; Undeclared SponCon causing political and editorial headaches. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - game of life and death
8:55 PM.Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talked to Karyn Hay about the launch of the new news channel labelled ‘Fox News for the UK,’ the bike bridge beat-up that’s still creating… Read more Video, Audio
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Climate message cutting through
9:12 AM.When the Climate Change Commission released its first blueprint for cutting our carbon emissions earlier this year, there were plenty of spurious stories about the end of gas-fired barbies and private… Read more Audio
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Too much heat makes transport fraught
9:10 AM.The big budget for a new non-car harbour bridge in Auckland sparked a big 'bike-lash' in the media last week - and how we build and use our roads has become a huge wedge issue all around the country. … Read more Audio
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Wrong numbers amplify anxiety over vaccine supplies
9:08 AM.Against a backdrop of news reports about shortages and anger over delayed Covid-19 vaccinations, a Herald opinion piece this week claimed our supply would run dry within days. But swift fact-checking… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 13 June 2021
9:08 AM.Climate message cutting through; too much heat makes transport fraught; wrong numbers dial up anxiety over vaccine supplies. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch 9 June 2021
8:29 PM.Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about journalists hitting out at government spin and information control - and unhappiness over the release of a major… Read more Audio
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For whom the bell trolls - cyclists
9:12 AM.While record-breaking floods threatened to sweep away bridges in Canterbury, the inundation of the Auckland Harbour Bridge by cyclists made headlines too - and sparked a big backlash on talk radio.… Read more Video, Audio
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The Nimby photo formula
9:10 AM.Stories about local issues, from housing developments to cycleway constructions, are nearly always illustrated the same way. Mediawatch asked a Voyager-winning photographer why angry people with their… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 6 June 2021
9:08 AM.For whom the bell trolls - cyclists; the NIMBY photo formula; Aussie China crisis report falls flat. Audio
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Aussie China crisis report falls flat
9:07 AM.Last week a comically overwrought ad for Australia’s 60 Minutes TV show hit headlines here, promoting an item suggesting ‘New Xi-land’ had gone soft in China. It aired across the ditch on TV this… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Eyes on the prizes
10:01 PM.Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talked to Susana Leiataua about who won what at journalism’s night-of-nights - and how it matters more to the companies than their journalists… Read more Audio
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The Australian outfit rebooting 24/7 sport on the radio
9:12 AM.More than a year after Radio Sport shut down, an Australian outfit wants to set up a new national network here - and it's hired some big names to get it off the ground. But who is driving this across… Read more Audio
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A belated investigation into a skifield founder's Nazi past
9:09 AM.Most of the media stories on Willi Huber focused on his work founding the Mt Hutt skifield. This month, North & South finally unravelled the other central event of Huber's life: his role in one of the… Read more Audio
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Bob's big birthday's goes round the clock
9:09 AM.Did you know Bob Dylan turned 80 this week? You did if you were tuned in to RNZ National last Monday. Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 30 May 2021
9:06 AM.The Aussie outfits rebooting 24/7 sport on radio; a belated investigation into a skifield founder's Nazi past; Bob's big birthday goes round the clock. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Who gets a voice?
9:46 AM.In this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a run of bad headlines for radio networks, an AP journalist's controversial firing, and an about-turn in the… Read more Audio
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Media can make and break leadership in volatile times
5:10 PM.A new analysis finds media coverage is more important than ever after Covid in shaping our perception of leaders’ success, trustworthiness and transparency (or a perceived lack of them). But - as we… Read more Audio
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Sportscaster's conduct put spotlight back on media culture
9:14 AM.Newstalk ZB sports host Martin Devlin was back on air this weekend, after he apologised for lashing out at one junior colleague - and sending inappropriate messages and unwanted invitations to women… Read more Audio
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Poll piles pressure on party leader - but do we care?
9:12 AM.Political reporters and pundits confidently claied the end is nigh for Judith Collins’ National Party leadership - following another opinion poll showing she’s not particularly popular right now - and… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 23 May 2021
9:06 AM.Sportscaster's conduct put spotlight back on media culture; poll piles pressure on party leader - but do we care?; media make and break leadership in volatile times. Audio