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Media in the thick of hospital 'blowout' backlash
6 Oct 2024Mediawatch - 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?
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Do people really want to hear good news?
6 Oct 2024Mediawatch - Humans have an inherent negativity bias. Do we really want feel-good news in not-so-good times?
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Mediawatch: Turning point for ABC
29 Sep 2024Mediawatch talks to the boss of Australia's public broadcaster about what it's up to - and up against - across the Tasman.
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Polkinghorne trial spotlights mental health in the media
29 Sep 2024Coverage of the trial blurred the lines on reporting suicide - and raised questions about how mental health can be aired in a healthy way.
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Midweek Mediawatch: Polkinghorne trial & problem podcasts
25 Sep 2024The media’s Polkinghorne preoccupation; problem podcasts offline - but for very different reasons; why is RNZ’s online traffic suddenly surging?
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Media getting the silent treatment from politicians
22 Sep 2024There are claims politicians are dodging media interviews - but the way the media handle them might be part of the problem. Video
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Bad city vibes make big news
15 Sep 2024Mediawatch looks at a string of bad news about bad vibes in our big cities - with one in particular being singled out.
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Mediawatch for SUNDAY 15 September 2024
15 Sep 2024Now it's Mediawatch This week Colin Peacock looks at new research which says the media may be driving away minority audiences. But first - he looks at a string of bad news about bad vibes in our big…
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Epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori
9 Sep 2024As one Māori monarch was farewelled and a new one appointed this week, it was aired in perhaps the longest multimedia coverage of any event in this country's history. Video
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Media focus on small stuff in big-budget transport plan
8 Sep 2024Some media queried how the $33b national transport plan will be funded. Others highlighted aspects that barely dent the budget.
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Midweek Mediawatch - Sport commentary, hot mics, Kiingi tangi
4 Sep 2024Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the art of live sports commentary. Also: coverage of Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi; hot mic makes headlines at the…
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Local media pushing back offshore invaders?
1 Sep 2024For years, the most comprehensive survey of Kiwis’ media habits has shown local media losing ground to offshore invaders. This year it says we’re ‘settling down’ and local media may be ‘stabilising’…
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Big broadcasters go public on problem of trust
This week RNZ and TVNZ both put out statements about public trust, transparency and how they make their news. On Mediawatch we ask the top editor from each one if they are feeling the heat over the…
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Big broadcasters under pressure: tide turning for local media?
1 Sep 2024For years the most comprehensive annual survey of Kiwis' media habits has shown local media losing ground to offshore invaders like YouTube, Netflix and Spotify. But has the tide turned this year?
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Midweek Mediawatch - show me the money
28 Aug 2024In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about some missing context in stories on local government spending and "nice to haves" - and he looks at some bad news for…
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Holding the line on media freedom
25 Aug 2024Mediawatch meets two editors honoured for 'journalism of courage and impact' in Asia - one in a place where democracy’s been restored after authoritarian suppression, another in a historic hub of…
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Cutting through the spin - or not
25 Aug 2024The associate justice minister was put through through a tough examination on TVNZ's Q+A last weekend over past and present statements on guns laws. But not every minister's recent announcements on…
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Mediawatch: Holding to account, holding the line on media freedom
25 Aug 2024Holding ministers to account and also amplifying their spending statements without scrutiny; two editors in Asia holding the line on media freedom; update on advocacy ad angst.
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Guns in the gun, Raygun & TV guys' new jobs
21 Aug 2024Midweek Mediawatch. Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about a lid-lifting Sunday paper scoop about gun crime - and a minister in the spotlight over gun law reform. Also - Australian media go rogue…
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The good, bad and ugly of AI for news
18 Aug 2024The New Zealand Herald copped criticism for using AI to create editorials recently, while the chair of the ABC in Australia has urged it to use AI for news more.
Mediawatch hears how AI has been…
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Midweek Mediawatch - Herald denies Hobson's Pledge
14 Aug 2024In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the Herald backing away from running another ad from Hobson's Pledge, a question going begging in the coverage…
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Online misinformation, real world damage
11 Aug 2024A rancorous debate over an Olympic boxer and violent riots in the UK both trace back to rampant misinformation online - and one social media platform in particular.
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Media in the middle of angst over race
The week began with a former PM warning we need to take the heat out of race relations in politics - but it ended with a lot more of that. The media were right in the middle of it - and Māori…
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Midweek Mediawatch - AI, the IOC & an AGM
7 Aug 2024Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Todd Zaner about reactions to the revelation the Herald used artificial intelligence to write…
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