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Media under the sinking lid in 2024
Mediawatch - The job losses came thick and fast in 2024: "I've worked in the industry for 30 years and never seen a year like it," RNZ's Guyon Espiner says.
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If you can't beat social media or ban it, join it?
8 Dec 2024Mediawatch - Australia's social media ban for under-16s was cheered on by the media, but it also highlighted their own dependency on big tech - and our own…
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Mediawatch: A tale of two towns' news
1 Dec 2024Both Taupō and Westport face saying goodbye to their only local newspaper - and local journalism.
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Paper closures spark 'news deserts' warning
24 Nov 2024A proposal to close 14 local North Island papers has prompted warnings of overseas-style 'news deserts' springing up here.
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'You don't know what you've lost until it's not there' - Proposal to close community papers will gut local news
17 Nov 2024Mediawatch - The closure of 14 local papers in the North Island could see the end of a century-long history.
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Journalist barred from accountability event for holding people accountable
17 Nov 2024Mediawatch - An award-winning journalist dedicated to reporting abuse in state care was briefly banned from the official apology. Why? And what did he make of it?
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Australia and Malaysia step up social media accountability
10 Nov 2024Mediawatch - Scams, spam, and disinformation and defamation still circulate on social media platforms that make little effort to counteract them. Will new laws help?
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Media messages from Trump's triumph
10 Nov 2024Mediawatch - "It's their media world now. We just live in it." What can the news media take away from Donald Trump's election victory?
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NZ Geographic's bold survival strategy
3 Nov 2024Mediawatch - The award-winning magazine has adopted "radical transparency" in a bold bid to secure survival and turn readers into stakeholders.
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The Post's owner signs up to new Wellington pressure group
3 Nov 2024Two top US papers copped backlash when billionaire owners interfered in election coverage. Mediawatch asks if the boss of Stuff could compromise her own company's coverage in Wellington.
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Capital council clash claims run ahead of the facts
Mediawatch - Media joined the chorus claiming the government will intervene in the council crisis in Wellington. Then they started saying they'd be better off out of it.
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Scam Facebook ads targeting media trust
20 Oct 2024Mediawatch - What's behind a sudden surge of scandalous social media posts co-opting news media names to make them look less dodgy?
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Google flexes muscle on local news
13 Oct 2024Mediawatch - One media executive says it could be "the end-of-days for journalism" in NZ if Google cuts ties with news. But why?
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How did TVNZ end up shrinking?
7 Oct 2024Analysis - Mediawatch looks at the background to the state broadcaster reducing scope and scale and asks if the scrapped media merger was a missed opportunity.
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Media in the thick of hospital 'blowout' backlash
6 Oct 2024Mediawatch - Local media helped drive the backlash to the u-turn on rebuilding Dunedin Hospital. But can they campaign on issues while also reporting them fairly?
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Do people really want to hear good news?
6 Oct 2024Mediawatch - Humans have an inherent negativity bias. Do we really want feel-good news in not-so-good times?
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Mediawatch: Turning point for ABC
29 Sep 2024Mediawatch talks to the boss of Australia's public broadcaster about what it's up to - and up against - across the Tasman.
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Polkinghorne trial spotlights mental health in the media
29 Sep 2024Coverage of the trial blurred the lines on reporting suicide - and raised questions about how mental health can be aired in a healthy way.
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Media getting the silent treatment from politicians
22 Sep 2024There are claims politicians are dodging media interviews - but the way the media handle them might be part of the problem. Video
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Bad city vibes make big news
15 Sep 2024Mediawatch looks at a string of bad news about bad vibes in our big cities - with one in particular being singled out.
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Epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori
9 Sep 2024As one Māori monarch was farewelled and a new one appointed this week, it was aired in perhaps the longest multimedia coverage of any event in this country's history. Video
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Media focus on small stuff in big-budget transport plan
8 Sep 2024Some media queried how the $33b national transport plan will be funded. Others highlighted aspects that barely dent the budget.
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