Colin Peacock
Midweek Mediawatch: News that's fit to print - and not
This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two recent stories pulled by publishers, vaccine scepticism confronted on talk radio, how close Stuff came to closing during the Covid crisis - and a… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: News that’s fit to print - and not
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two stories pulled by publishers this week, Covid vaccine scepticism confronted on talk radio, how close Stuff… Audio
Rātana keeps politicians and press at bay
The celebrations at Rātana in January are often described by media as the event that kicks off the political year. This year far fewer guests were invited - including mainstream media journalists -… Audio
The story of summer (so far)
Mediawatch has been off the air since Christmas. What did we miss in the news while we were away? Audio
Mediawatch for 31 January 2021
The story of a strange summer (so far); John Banks booted often racist blurts - and the talk radio dilemma; housing coverage highlights homeowners - not the 'have-nots; Rātana gives politicians and… Audio
Banks’ blurts bring boot from broadcaster
MediaWorks has replaced former politician John Banks as a talkback host and apologised for his comments condemning "stone age" Maori culture and warning "these people will be coming through your… Audio
2020 hindsight - media in the year of Covid-19
It was the worst of times for the media industry but in spite of that, many people produced the work of their lives to give us crucial news-you-could-use in a crisis - as well as sorely needed… Audio
Mediawatch for 20 December 2020
2020 in hindsight - media in a year like no other; Substack - the platform that boomed under Covid-19. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 16 December 2020
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a disputed and deleted (for now) documentary, a foreign-owned beer brand co-opting a patriotic protest for… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Colin Peacock speaks with Karyn about a documentary Newsroom has had to remove from its website after an interim injuction from the High Court. Oranga Tamariki: The… Audio
Mediawatch for 13 December 2020
Mediawatch looks at how our media companies have weathered the storm of Covid-19 in 2020 - and how we've ended up with more independent and locally-owned outlets than we've had for years. The chief… Audio
Mediawatch for 13 December 2020
Mediawatch looks at how our media companies weathered the storm of Covid-19 in 2020 - and how we've ended up with more independent and locally-owned outlets than we’ve had for years. The chief… Audio
Mediawatch for 6 December 2020
Our biggest national news publisher said sorry to Maori this week for racism in its reporting spanning three centuries. Mediawatch asks some who have confronted media racism in the past - and been… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Real regional reality TV
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a reality TV showing us real regional life. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Real regional reality TV
Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a reality TV showing us real regional life. Also: another big name in newspapers confronting its racist past… Video, Audio
Stuff reckons with the past to face the future
Down the years critics, campaigners, scholars and journalists have pointed out racial bias - and outright racism - in our media. And when the Black Lives Matter movement went global this year, some…
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Opposition potshots at the media messenger
The National Party’s AGM delivered mixed messages last weekend as the president claimed the media lined up against the party at election time - while former PM John Key said the poor performance at… Audio
Crux of the matter: letting the audience take control
People are used to getting news from public broadcasters paid for by taxpayers - or as a customer of commercial media organisations. But is news as a social enterprise an idea whose time has come… Video, Audio
Mediawatch for 29 November 2020
Opposition potshots at the media messenger; Crux's bold bid to sell itself to its readers; the moose is out there? Mysterious animals beguile media. Audio
Bringing the chilling ‘teen terrorist’ tale to light
Last weekend the same startling scoop appeared in the papers of both major publishers: a teenager arrested for plotting a school massacre which was completely suppressed for nearly two years. Both… Audio
