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RNZ to run new series of political polls
The RNZ-Reid Research Poll will debut in April, with about four polls each year.
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Billionaire says concerns over editorial control at NZME a 'side issue'
12 Mar 2025Private equity tycoon Jim Grenon says editorial content is a "side issue" and journalists should be "optimistic" about the future.
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What happens when a makeup artist loses his sight?
6 Mar 2025Ari Kerssens grew up watching queer makeup artists on YouTube and enrolled in a makeup course towards the end of school. It all changed when he lost most of his… Video
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Sexfluencers are breaking taboo, but how reliable is their content?
2 Mar 2025Their content is "relatable" and they break taboo and shame, but one needs to have digital literacy to break it down.
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Facebook down: Users experience global outage
27 Feb 2025Users have reported receiving an error message when trying to access the platform on desktops.
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Is there a place for Cosmo magazine in New Zealand any more?
26 Feb 2025The young woman's guide to life is having a rebirth in New Zealand, but do the target market really want sealed sections and centrefolds?
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High-profile journalists to go as NZME announces 30 job cuts
19 Feb 2025The 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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