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High-profile journalists to go as NZME announces 30 job cuts
The New Zealand Herald owner is slashing roles across its newsrooms.
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Google's AI breaching NZ name suppressions
17 Feb 2025Both overviews and a website function have given away the names of people granted suppression. Audio
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Government mulls changes to protect local media
12 Feb 2025"There continues to be a hunger ... for local stories and local material and local news," Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
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Murdoch's outlets rarely apologise - Prince Harry's case was different
23 Jan 2025Analysis: Rupert Murdoch's media empire just did something incredibly unusual: It said sorry.
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'A real impact': More cutbacks harmful to NZ 'news ecosystem'
22 Jan 2025Drastic job losses at NZME affect not only staff but also readers wanting information on important issues, a union says.
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More media cuts expected today: 'It's time the government woke up about this'
22 Jan 2025The government is being urged to protect the media industry, with fears of job cuts at NZME outlets New Zealand Herald, Businessdesk and Newstalk ZB.
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Rise of 'kidfluencers' raises legal & ethical questions
24 Dec 2024Comment - The rise of child social media influencers raises questions about the blurred lines between play and labour, independence and control, privacy, profit and online success. Video
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What does the US TikTok ban mean for New Zealand?
17 Jan 2025Will you still get access to new recipes, cleaning hacks and dance videos from the US? Maybe not over the long-term.
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How to wean yourself off social media
16 Jan 2025If doom scrolling is bringing you down, quitting is an option. Here are a few things to consider.
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Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts
A ministerial committee has decided to pause operations over what they described as broadcasting "inciting material and reports that were deceiving and stirring strife".
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Obituary: Former TV3 journalist Bob McNeil dies
30 Dec 2024McNeil began his career in newspapers and radio but was best known for his 20-year stint as a reporter on TV3.
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Musk backs far-right German party in opinion piece
"The portrayal of the AfD as right-wing extremist is clearly false, considering that Alice Weidel, the party's leader, has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you…
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Moana Maniapoto on the sound of the 80s to world-class journalism
24 Dec 2024From being the headline to creating them, Moana Maniapoto has walked a rather rocky road of swinging between both sides of the media.
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Tower of troubles for TikTok as controversies and regulations mount
TikTok's breakneck rise from a niche video-sharing app to a global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny.
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How to make your tech devices' batteries last longer
21 Dec 2024Why can't my battery phone's battery last when driving between towns? There could be several ways your battery is being drained without you realising how.
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The good, bad and weird media in 2024
19 Dec 2024Biggest flip-flop; best leading media by the nose; the Billy Connolly prize for breaking news about a single animal - Mediawatch's not-very-prestigious and not-at-all coveted annual media awards. Video
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From Tradwife to Brat: The ways we were told to be women in 2024
16 Dec 2024Tradwife doesn't go to work. Brat turns up late and hungover. Demure is on time and appropriately dressed. Can you keep up? Audio
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Tech giants to fund Australian journalism under new tax plan
The government's plan is trying to encourage Facebook, Google and TikTok to establish funding agreements with news organisations.
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Legislation paves way to relax advertising rules for media
The government is moving to open up Sundays and public holidays for advertising on traditional media outlets.
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TikTok will be banned in six weeks in US unless it's sold
A US federal appeals court says China, through its relationship with TikTok parent ByteDance, threatened to distort US speech and "manipulate public discourse".
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What is Brain Rot, the Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year?
3 Dec 2024Technically, yes, it's two words. But who wants to risk getting pedantic with an Oxford dictionary?
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RNZ reaches goal of engaging with 80% of New Zealanders
26 Nov 2024The public broadcaster had given itself till 2027 to achieve it.
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Wairoa Star's iwi owner on how to save local media
25 Nov 2024Community newspapers facing closure across the motu are asking Tātau Tātau O Te Wairoa for help. Audio
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US proposes partial break-up of Google
21 Nov 2024The Department of Justice is urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company's Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year found Google had violated US antitrust law with its search…
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Rust movie to premiere three years after on-set shooting
Director Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, will introduce the movie at the Camerimage film festival in Torun, northern Poland.
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Council deal threatens Westport News
19 Nov 2024One of New Zealand's smallest newspapers is fighting for its life after the local council decided to move most of its advertising to an out-of-town publication.
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Who is Australian 'shock jock' Alan Jones?
Commentators say the former broadcaster - who has been charged with 24 indecent assault offences - rose to power after dominating Sydney airwaves for decades.
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NZ should copy Oz social media ban for kids - expert
Under the new Australian law, platforms like X, TikTok and Instagram would be responsible for blocking children under 16. Video, Audio
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