Media
Deputy PM Winston Peters attacks media over speech reporting
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has railed against the media again, over the reporting of his speech over the weekend.
Media Minister says interviews would have been 'boring'
Melissa Lee says she received advice from the prime minister's office, but the decision to pull out of the two interviews was hers.
Book Critic: Catherine Ross
Today Mt Roskill Grammar school library manager Catherine Ross talks to Jesse not just about her book recommendations but also shares her thoughts on the declining literacy rates in Aotearoa. Audio
Obama visits PM Sunak amid rumors of leadership challenge
To the United Kingdom, where Former President Barack Obama has visited Rishi Sunak at Number 10 despite rumours milling around on the future of Sunak's leadership of the Conservative Party; The UK's… Audio
Community papers to be digitalised to preserve Aotearoa's history
The Preserving Local History and Education Trust worries if local newspapers are not digitalised now, the first written draft of history will be lost forever.
Choices in TV news and current affairs important to most - survey
New research shows strong demand among the public for a range of platforms to access local news. Audio
Is television news dead?
Research NZ have been asking New Zealanders about the importance of having a choice of television channels for news and current affairs and how important it was to have news on television compared… Audio
TV news meltdown: what will government do?
The government says it is preparing policy to modernise the media, but they don't want to talk about what that might be - or when it might happen.
TV news meltdown: what will government do?
The future of TV news and current affairs is in the balance at our two biggest TV broadcasters - both desperate to cut costs as their revenue falls. The government says it’s now preparing policy to… Video
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Mediawatch for 17 March 2024
What will government do about the great TV news meltdown?; Stuff deploys AI for DIY news. Audio
Stuff deploys AI for DIY news
Artificial intelligence tech threatens to take our eyeballs even further away from the outlets which produce news - but it’s also a tool they can use to make more of it. This week Stuff - which has… Audio
Rich Preston: The latest from the UK
BBC senior reporter, Rich Preston, joins Jim to discuss the Royal families' photo doctoring blunder and the latest on Andrew Tate's extradition to the UK. Audio
Alleged MediaWorks hack sees 2.5m Kiwis' data stolen
A dark web user says they plan to sell the data, including names, addresses, and votes relating to The Block NZ.
Lulu Wang examines the cultural class divide in her TV series Expats
Filmmaker Lulu Wang explores the complex power dynamics between Hong Kong's rich expats and their domestic 'helpers' in a new Amazon Prime series. Video, Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about The Convert, Wicked Little Letters and Korean supernatural thrilled Exhuma. Audio
TVNZ job cuts: Public asked to join protest campaign
Every New Zealander is a stakeholder in TVNZ, the staff union says, urging the public to get involved. Audio
AI to outsmart humans, take 'charge of everything' - godfather of AI says
The man widely regarded as the architect of AI as we know it is worried the technology is becoming too powerful. Audio
TVNZ staff want to know why profitable shows are being cut - Union
The union for some TVNZ staffers says the broadcaster should pause it plans. Audio
US Congress passes law that might ban TikTok
The Chinese-owned app is now facing its greatest threat in the US since the Trump administration.
TVNZ union unimpressed with plan to cut profitable news shows
The union representing soon-to-be-made redundant journalists at TVNZ says the company has not shared relevant information about why profitable programmes should be cut.
E Tū union members have… Audio