Media
Do people really want to hear good news?
Mediawatch - Humans have an inherent negativity bias. Do we really want feel-good news in not-so-good times?
Media in the thick of hospital 'blowout' backlash
Mediawatch - 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?
Mediawatch for Sunday 6th October 2024
Mediawatch looks at coverage of the controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped to drive the backlash. Also: Patrick Gower's kicked off a new… Audio
Hospital ‘blowout’ sparks backlash & feelgood news in bad times
Mediawatch looks at coverage of the controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped to drive the backlash. Also: Patrick Gower's kicked off a new… Audio
Hospital blowout sparks backlash & feel-good news in bad times
Mediawatch looks at coverage of the controversial call to cut back the rebuild of Dunedin Hospital - and how local media helped to drive the backlash. Also: Patrick Gower's kicked off a new… Audio
Review: Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
Screening in select NZ cinemas is a new documentary about Paul McCartney and Wings - One Hand Clapping. The one hour doco shows long-lost footage of Paul McCartney in the studio in the early 70s with… Audio
Wild Woman Gina Chick
Gina Chick survived the wilds of Australia for a TV show but the heartbreak of losing her daughter to cancer led her to unexpected realisations. Video, Audio
The words we love, hate, and find confusing
A look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting.
One for the language lovers
Join Alexia Russell, Tim Murphy and Jeremy Rees in a look at the words we find the most confusing, satisfying, irritating, beautiful, and just plain revolting. Audio
Google threatens to stop linking to NZ news sites if bill passes
It's unhappy with the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which would force tech giants to pay news organisations for their content.
Review: This is the F#$%ing News
'Paddy' Gower is most impressive in this memoir when he's most vulnerable, David Hill writes.
Podcast Critic: Sasquatch Chronicles
Our podcast reviewer Evie Ashton goes down the bigfoot rabbit hole. Audio
New PINA boss to scrutinise foreign news funding bodies
The new head of the Pacific Islands News Association, or PINA, is concerned at international funding bodies encroaching on the region's journalists. Audio
TV Critic: A Very Royal Scandal and Border Patrol NZ
The one and only Linda Burgess reviews the Amazon drama about Newsnight's 2019 interview with Prince Andrew. Audio
Mediawatch: Turning point for ABC
Mediawatch talks to the boss of Australia's public broadcaster about what it's up to - and up against - across the Tasman.
Is there any truth to 'go woke, go broke'?
A study has found brands with more inclusive advertising practices had more sales and higher customer loyalty.
Mediawatch for Sunday 29th September 2024
Mediawatch talks to the boss of Australia's public broadcaster the ABC - and the producer of a show putting mental health in the frame for the past 15 years. Also: fallout from the murder trial that… Audio
Polkinghorne trial spotlights mental health in the media
Coverage of the trial blurred the lines on reporting suicide - and raised questions about how mental health can be aired in a healthy way.
Film Review: Megalopolis and The Wild Robot
Dominic Corry reviews Francis Ford Coppola's latest: is it truly a flop? And he looks at a new animated film based on the beloved book series by Peter Brown. Audio
The last United Video store owner
Wilfred Buser is the Morrinsville man responsible for keeping the doors open at the country's last remaining franchise video store. He's owned United Video for 22 years and has no plans to shut up… Audio
