Jack Tame
Midweek Mediawatch - show me the money
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about some missing context in stories on local government spending and "nice to haves" - and he looks at some bad news for… Audio
Cutting through the spin - or not
The associate justice minister was put through through a tough examination on TVNZ's Q+A last weekend over past and present statements on guns laws. But not every minister's recent announcements on…
Midweek Mediawatch - StuffHub takes shape
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about new hires for the upcoming Stuff-Newshub 6pm bulletin. Also - TVNZ and the journalists’ union face off over job cuts while the outgoing… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Another broadcasting minister down
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the departure of broadcasting minister Melissa Lee - and the arrival of the next one Paul Goldsmith. Also: a… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A game of two Chrises
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the first live TV leaders' debate of the election campaign and the sports analogy-filled post-match analysis.
…Baghdad was once sophisticated, cosmopolitan and at the centre of civilisation – Richard Fidler
Richard Fidler speaks with Jack Tame about The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, bringing to life the dazzling cosmopolitan culture of Baghdad during Islam's Golden Age. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A good news story gone bad
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a media tussle with Pharmac, a so-called 'trainweck' interview by the broadcasting minister and two interesting… Audio
Mediawatch: A government in the gun over accidental generosity
The government came under fire over some misdirected cost of living payments this week, but the more enduring story might be who didn't get paid, rather than who did. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Elon's Twitter takeover
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a murderers' row of interviews for National leader Christopher Luxon and the free speech implications of Elon… Audio
Moving on from lockdown fast food frenzies
History repeated recently when our media joined the fast food frenzy when Auckland switched to Level 3 recently. But some in the media are getting sick of it and others say the real story should be… Audio
Election 2020: Politicians try to woo young voters in fiery debate
Political parties trotted out their most youth-friendly candidates for TVNZ's Young Voters' debate last night.
Plans for housing, debt and rail were all put under the microscope.
RNZ political… Audio
Broadcasters go OTT on CGT
There has been an overload of opinions about capital gains tax in the media lately from economists, lobbyists, politicians and business people who are part of the story. But plenty of the broadcasters… Audio
Favourite album - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Breakfast TV presenter an Newstalk ZB host Jack Tame chooses Kanye West's album. Audio
The response to claims of a pale, male monopoly on air
It is rare for someone prominent in the media to criticise the way they are run. Rarer still if they single out their own employers. Newstalk ZB's Rachel Smalley recently said prime time broadcasting… Audio