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Midweek Mediawatch - Newshub's brutal 'proposal'
6:46 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the sudden and startling news of Newshub’s impending demise in a ‘proposal’ from the global… Read more Audio
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Newshub closure: 'If we can’t make it work, who can?'
11:51 AM.Warner Bros. Discovery plans to close its Newshub operation on June 30, ending its TV news broadcasts and online news. The company has blamed an economic downturn and decline in advertising. Around… Read more
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Welfare and immigration set for a 'reset'
9:12 AM.The PM’s State of the Nation speech got the media’s attention when he said welfare needs reform. He didn't mention record-level immigration but that’s also been deemed unsustainable and set for a… Read more Video, Audio
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A lifeboat to keep news afloat?
9:10 AM.Last week the great and good of New Zealand’s news media urged MPs to back a law change to make Google and Facebook pay them for their news. They say the income could be critical to the survival of… Read more Audio
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Milking Kiwi Swifties' FOMO
9:08 AM.As the biggest pop star on the planet packed out huge Australian arenas this week, the media here milked Kiwi Swifties’ anger over missing out. It also aired confusing blame-game claims about why… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 25 February 2024
9:08 AM.Government 'resets' immigration and welfare; another way to make Google and Facebook to pay for journalism; media milk Kiwi Swifties' stadium FOMO. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - A clash of polls
8:21 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the death of Efeso Collins, big conclusions drawn from conflicting polls - and the problems with an old media… Read more Audio
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$500k Auckland pedestrian crossing costs quietly corrected
9:10 AM.A Herald headline this week said Auckland Transport was 'pushing on with $500,000 crossings'. The apparently outrageous expense was also aired on radio and in Parliament as evidence of the urgent need… Read more Audio
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MPs urged to take sides in media vs big tech tussle
9:10 AM.Media bosses warned MPs this week journalism is in jeopardy here if they don't back a Bill making offshore tech giants pay for news carried on Facebook and Google. It's based on laws already in place… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 18 February 2024
9:08 AM.Auckland's transport turmoil reports lack full facts; publishers pitch to Parliament to make Google and Facebook pay for their news. Read more Audio
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Media bosses urge MPs to 'level playing field' with big tech
1:04 PM.Media bosses sounded a warning in Parliament today about journalism in jeopardy and the potential damage to democracy if the Government doesn’t back a Bill making offshore tech giants pay for their… Read more
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Midweek Mediawatch - Retail rat-astrophe & awkward interviews
9:30 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the Port Hills fire prompting another state of emergency; questions posed by two awkward interviews with political leaders - and the… Read more Audio
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Waitangi tensions test politicians - and the media
9:10 AM.In past years some media outlets were ambivalent about Waitangi Day - some even hostile at times. But new moves by the new government and a strong pushback from Māori gave it an extra edge this… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 11 February 2024
9:08 AM.Waitangi tensions test politicians - and the media; Why is Sky screening more top-dollar sport for free? Read more Audio
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Why Sky is screening some of its top-dollar sport for free
9:07 AM.Sky TV became the big beast of pay TV by keeping a stranglehold on exclusive live rights to the country's most popular sports for paying subscribers. This week it suddenly announced top rugby, netball… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: Copy-and-paste Chris
8:09 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column… Read more Audio
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Does bad economic news make more headlines than good news?
9:12 AM.Stories about surging inflation, successive food price rises and more Kiwis in arrears topped bulletins and filled front pages last year. But recent news about slowing inflation, cheaper food and… Read more Audio
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Todd Scott - taking a punt at NBR
9:11 AM.It’s more than a decade since Todd Scott staked everything to buy the business news weekly where he worked, the National Business Review. Since then NBR’s gone online-only, axed ads entirely and the… Read more Audio
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With one last hurrah, goneburger is goneburger
9:10 AM.When James Shaw tweeted "James Shaw goneburger" it was the zenith of one political reporter's eight-year effort to goneburger every departing politician in New Zealand. But Jo Moir is now leaving… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 4 February 2024
9:08 AM.This week on Mediawatch, does bad news about the economy trump good news? The end of the line for goneburger? Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - RNZ shuffles its pack
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about just-announced changes to RNZ National's schedule and an RNZ news story last weekend which… Read more Audio
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Media cop flak over MP’s startling downfall
9:12 AM.The summer holidays are usually a dead zone for domestic political news - but the unseasonal and unexpected downfall of Golriz Ghahraman bucked the trend this month. Media copped criticism from some… Read more Audio
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Water woes flood silly season as news runs dry
9:10 AM.Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, predictable reports of shark sightings signalled the start of the summer silly season. And with water running out in the capital, and a… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 28 January 2024
9:08 AM.What you missed over summer: harmless sharks, woke worries, sewage smells and water woes flood the holiday news drought; media cop flak for coverage of Golriz Ghahraman's downfall. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Hōhā over hui coverage
7:02 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about accusations of bias over media commentary on the national hui at Tūrangawaewae marae and the media response to… Read more Audio