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National raises questions about RNZ commentator
1 Mar 2018The National Party has raised an allegation of conflict of interest in Parliament relating to a commentator who appeared on RNZ show 'The Panel'.
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NZME's profits and revenue falls
NZME profit falls but exceeds market expectations.
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Ditched newspapers the 'lifeblood' of rural communities
Stuff's decision to ditch 28 publications is shocking and will further isolate rural communities, Rural Women New Zealand says.
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Stuff to cut 28 newspapers and magazines nationwide
Media giant Stuff has announced plans to ditch 28 of its community, rural newspapers and magazines. Audio
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School asks students to commit to no social media
3 Feb 2018An Auckland school is taking a stand against social media asking its students to not have any social media accounts until high school.
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Veteran journalist Pat Booth dies, aged 88
31 Jan 2018Veteran journalist Pat Booth has passed away at a rest home in Kumeu after a short illness. Audio
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High-tech disco ball satellite launched from rocket
25 Jan 2018Rocket Lab hopes a newly launched satellite will be the brightest object in the night sky. Audio
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Media merger appeal dismissed
19 Dec 2017A proposed merger between two of New Zealand's largest media companies has been dismissed.
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Tony Veitch leaves Newstalk ZB, goes it alone
21 Dec 2017Tony Veitch has announced he will leave NZME's Newstalk ZB radio station with plans to "build his show from his own digital platform".
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Hosking's Māori party comments 'inaccurate, misleading'
19 Dec 2017Broadcaster Mike Hosking's comments about voter eligibility for the Māori party were inaccurate and misleading, the industry watchdog says.
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Mediawatch: If you enjoyed this, you might like these...
17 Dec 2017News websites know what we have read and shared, but not what we might want next. Mediawatch meets a scientist who joined a newsroom to fix that. Audio
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Virtual medical clinic gets funding boost
29 Nov 2017A virtual medical clinic model helping to provide health services to people in isolated areas is to set receive $1.4 million in funding.
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Australia to probe Facebook, Google over media disruption
Australia's competition regulator will investigate whether Facebook and Google disrupted the news media to the detriment of publishers and consumers.
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Tumeke for some, too much for others
1 Dec 2017Mediawatch - A controversial column condemning the use of te reo Māori on RNZ sparked debate this week, but was it really that big a deal or a storm in a teacup? Audio
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Mediawatch: Bringing cold cases to life
Mediawatch - Two podcasts telling the stories of missing people are drawing big audience, but they also raise big questions about media ethics. Audio
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Copyright and wrong: Ageing law for a changing world
12 Nov 2017Mediawatch - Much of New Zealand's copyright law was written 23 years ago, so - following the National vs Eminem case in the High Court - we explore what is at stake now the law is up for review. Audio
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Govt will not sell TVNZ, but 'explore all options'
The Broadcasting Minister is alarmed the previous government did nothing to address TVNZ's declining revenue, despite being warned by officials, she says.
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Putting NZ TV online: When is a target not a target?
14 Nov 2017Analysis - There were big promises from the government in 2014 about making streamable classic New Zealand TV and movie titles available online. Phil Pennington asks what happened.
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'If it’s not gay, it’s not gay' complaint dismissed
14 Nov 2017A complaint about Rainbow Youth's recent "If it's not gay, it's not gay" ad campaign has been shot down by the Advertising Standards Authority. Comments
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Govt to look into TVNZ chief exec's pay bump
13 Nov 2017The new Broadcasting Minister says she's concerned after TVNZ's boss was been given a $141,678 pay rise despite profits falling 89 percent.
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Peters case 'can be described as heavy handed'
10 Nov 2017Winston Peters' legal bid to obtain journalists' emails and phone records is not unheard of but is heavy handed, a law professor says. Audio
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Twitter halts 'broken' verification system
10 Nov 2017Twitter has suspended its verified-profile scheme and described it as "broken", following complaints over the type of accounts being verified.
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Human error blamed after self-driving bus crashes on first day
9 Nov 2017A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas has been involved in an accident on its first day of service.
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New Zealand's television history archive under threat
10 Nov 2017The country's core project to save New Zealand's television history has put just a handful of titles on the internet compared to the 20,000 the public was promised three years ago.
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