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Midweek Mediawatch - PM drops Mike Hosking
10 Mar 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the PM upsetting Newstalk ZB by giving a longstanding Monday slot a swerve and further fallout from NZME's…
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Broadcast bosses quizzed about bias - but not the big picture
The bosses of state-owned RNZ and TVNZ fronted up to MPs for their annual review at Parliament this week. The government’s proposal to replace both of them by 2023 is the big issue for both of them -…
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Scramble to cover tsunami and earthquake emergency
7 Mar 2021The scramble to cover the tsunami alerts and evacuations on Friday - after the much of the nation was shaken awake by a swarm of hefty quakes - was seat-of-the-pants stuff. But it threw up some…
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Covid-19 blame game and comms strategy questioned
Mediawatch looks at how the blame game played out in the media over the latest Covid cluster and the rulebreakers - while the previously-praised Covid communications strategy was called into question…
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NZME pulls racist article and bans Bassett
4 Mar 2021An article published in the Northland Age newspaper on Tuesday and on the New Zealand Herald website has been withdrawn after it was condemned as racist - and publisher NZME says it won't publish Dr…
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Midweek Mediawatch: Broadcast bosses grilled on balance and bias
4 Mar 2021In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about RNZ and TVNZ's bosses getting grilled by MPs about balance, bias and biting the hand that feeds (but not much about the…
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Mediawatch for 28 February 2021
28 Feb 2021Covid cases spark Saturday night scramble for media; MIQ martyr raises red flags10 years after - marking a major milestone in Christchurch; Facebook re-friends Australia after face-off over news…
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Covid cases spark Saturday night scramble for media
Saturday night is usually quiet time for the news media. Not under the new normal of Covid-19.
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Ten years after: Marking a major milestone in Christchurch
Commemorating the anniversary of the deadly Canterbury quake was a huge undertaking for the media this week.
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Coverage of MIQ martyr raises red flags
Lucinda Baulch became an MIQ martyr and a cause celebre for Covid sceptics when she refused a Covid test and was held for a second stint in MIQ. The media reported her reasons for refusal in detail…
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Facebook refriends Australia after face-off over news
28 Feb 2021Last week Facebook turned off Australian users’ access to news over a looming law change to make them pay to distribute it. This week news is back in their feeds after a face-off with the government…
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It's newsworthy, I swear
28 Feb 2021When Simon Bridges called the Speaker "a twat" in Parliament, media pondered whether this unparliamentary insult was fit to print - and broadcast. They all decided it was - with one surprising…
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MediaWorks admits 'organisational failure' over racist radio broadcast
26 Feb 2021MediaWorks has admitted a racist on-air exchange between John Banks and a caller on Magic Talk breached broadcasting standards - and it represented an "organisational and editorial failure".
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Midweek Mediawatch - curious case of the MIQ martyr
23 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Covid campaigner getting the oxygen of publicity. Also: 'Novax' Djokovic being a sore winner, a mindblowing radio…
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Taking it up a level (and down again)
How did the media break last Sunday’s sudden news of a change to Covid-19 alert levels? And how did they cover the response, the science behind it and the decision to shift back down again - just as…
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Is it ever OK to publish people’s private messages in the news without their consent?
The New York Times revealed texts telling the truth about Ted Cruz’s trip to Mexico this week to widespread acclaim. But Meghan Markle had a big win in court against a paper that published one of her…
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Facebook backs away from news across the Tasman
News editors in Australia woke up to shock news that Facebook is effectively cutting itself off as an avenue for sharing their stories - after years of building a pre-eminent position as a digital…
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Midweek Mediawatch - Framing Britney
18 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about Google cutting deals with Australian news media which will mean millions more dollars for journalism, more…
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Turbulent times for travel - and Air New Zealand
Some positive press for our national airline and its boss last week was overwhelmed this week by harsh headlines about a controversy it should have seen coming. Meanwhile, the push to kickstart…
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Telco unveils ethical advertising policy amid talkback turmoil
Vodafone was quick to pull advertising from Magic Talk after a recent racist outburst sparked outrage. Now it’s gone further, launching an Ethical Advertising Policy, described by one media outlet as…
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Vaccine misinformation gets a foothold on Magic Talk
12 Feb 2021On the week Facebook finally banned anti-vax misinformation, MediaWorks station Magic Talk spent nearly three hours uncritically broadcasting the views of vaccine sceptics.
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Public purse to bankroll more of our news
The government has pledged $55 million for a new fund for public interest news and journalism - the biggest single boost in media funding for many years. Media companies countrywide will compete for…
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Midweek Mediawatch - talk radio turmoil
11 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about another host leaving the troubled network Magic Talk after John Banks' recent dumping - while another…
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Midweek Mediawatch: Magic fades for Sean Plunket
10 Feb 2021In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about 1News' scoop on Air NZ helping out the Saudi navy, Sean Plunket leaving Magic Talk, and a Herald columnist's distinctly…
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