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Turning away from toxic Twitter
Broadcaster Duncan Garner has quit Twitter after a newspaper column on immigration sparked online outrage and abuse. Sean Plunket also stepped away from Twitter and then stepped down from the… Audio
Changing the game
What are the game-changers for fashion buyers and influencers? And why is Instagram booming in Asia? Sonia Sly chats to David Jones buying manager Teneille Ferguson and influencers Mary Seng and David… Audio, Gallery
A Fashionable Ambition
Caitlan Mitchell is the editor for one of the longest running industry magazines in the country. She speaks to Sonia Sly about ambition, modelling, fashion photography and the relevance of print in… Audio, Gallery
Going viral: is a good meme like the flu?
The idea that a piece of content has 'gone viral' has become a badge of honour for its creators. But can you really catch a good meme like you catch a cold? Derek Thompson looks at online popularity.
…Snapping their way to success
Fashion photographers in New Zealand are competing for limited opportunities in an increasingly congested market. Sonia Sly speaks to emerging photographers Luke Foley-Martin and James O'Neill about… Audio
Tech: new undersea internet cable and 'Netflix tax'
Peter Griffin gives his views on 'smart contracts' and some potential applications of blockchain technology. Also how willing are New Zealanders to pay for their news, media and other content? Plus… Audio
Mediawatch for 13 September 2015
All Blacks overexposure; everyone rates Richie - almost; claims of a dignity deficit in online news; not wrong for long. Audio
Mining for meaning in the age of digitised data
Writing code, understanding algorithms and dealing with dumps of digital data: computer science and applied maths methods are becoming key skills in the world's newsrooms. Specialist data journalists… Audio
Online video on the rise
A lot of what we used to think of as television journalism and prgrammes are migrating from the airwaves to the internet. Who's creating original video online here these days? Audio
RNZ's content chief on a looming shake-up of its news
Mediawatch asks RNZ's Carol Hirschfeld why she's rejigging RNZ's reporting, and what on-air and online audiences should expect. Also, her reaction to turmoil at her former employers: Maori Television… Audio
Naked Science
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith and how newborn babies feel pain. Also Facebook gives us some solid evidence of the "echo chamber" effect online, and scientists unveil the prospect of a more… Audio
Web review with Steve McCabe
Our critic for all things online, Steve McCabe, talks about free guitar lessons online and flight tracking software. Audio
Future techs
Lynn Freeman, Ben Kepes, Aspect of Gaming's Theo Martin, Xero's Andy Lark, Shaun D Wilson, and Meredith Haggerty from WNYC’s TLDR podcast discuss recent technology trends and how they will develop… Audio
Spending on overseas websites up 28 percent
People are shopping more online, with latest figures showing a huge jump in overseas spending Audio
Insight for 4 May 2014 - Tax Fit for the Future
Philippa Tolley explores whether the tax system needs a revamp to meet the challenges of the future. Audio
