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Does documentary photography die without publications to print it?
When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented…
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New York Times staff revolt over column not fit to print
A controversial column in the New York Times headlined “Send in The Troops” prompted a staff backlash at the prestigious paper before bosses decided - a little to late - it was not fit to print
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Mediawatch for 7 June 2020
7 Jun 2020Reporters cop it in land of the free-for-all; prestigious paper's staff in revolt over article not fit to print; the end of history: documentary photography in peril without publishers.
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Midweek Mediawatch - caught in the Black Lives Matter crossfire
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about reporters caught in the crossfire and others copping blowback from the upheaval in the US - and musical echoes of…
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Mediawatch for 31 May 2020
31 May 2020This week Mediawatch looks at how the boss of our biggest national news company is about to become its owner - and she wants staff to take a stake in it too. Also: how efforts to eradicate a major…
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The other disease we’re trying to eradicate
Two years ago the government said we had "one shot" at wiping out Mycoplasma Bovis, echoing its later stance on Covid-19. It also learned from communications failures in its handling of the cattle…
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$1 deal paves the way for staff stake in Stuff
This week the CEO of this country’s biggest news producer - Stuff - pulled off a $1 deal to take the company off the hands of Aussie owners who didn’t want it. She says she wants Stuff's staff to take…
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Return of the mags riles regular readers
Popular weeklies Woman’s Day and New Idea were among a whole host of top titles closed down last month by Bauer Media. Lately they’ve reappeared in the shops as Aussie editions with a little bit of…
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Midweek Mediawatch - tough time for Todd's team
28 May 2020On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about some tough interviews for National's incoming leadership team, a new owner's big plans for Stuff, and journalist joy at a…
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Stuff's chief executive buys the company for $1
Stuff's chief executive Sinead Boucher has bought the company from its Australian owner Nine Entertainment for $1. It ends years of uncertainty over the publisher's ownership and she says giving staff…
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MediaWorks cutting 130 jobs
25 May 2020MediaWorks is cutting 130 jobs as it deals with the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Mediawatch for 24 May 2020
24 May 2020Bridges rolled after polls pile on the pressure; Prominent pundit pulls back over Muller link; Media on the block vulnerable to vultures.
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Bridges rolled after polls pile on the pressure
24 May 2020The return of TV channels’ political opinion polls piled the pressure on the National Party’s leader and kickstarted Friday’s move to replace him. Covid-19 has changed many things in politics and…
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Prominent pundit pulls back over Muller link
Prominent political pundit Matthew Hooton has withdrawn from commentary for the time being because of a conflict caused by his link to the successful leadership bid of National MPs Todd Muller and…
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Another possible Stuff buyer emerges
A High Court judgment has revealed that an entity other than the New Zealand Herald's owner NZME is interested in buying Stuff - and a deal could be done by the end of this month.
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Media on the block vulnerable to vultures?
NZME’s bold bid to buy its biggest rival for $1 foundered in the High Court this week. But Stuff - our biggest publisher of news - is still on the block along with the nation’s most popular magazines…
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A lonely Māori voice at the Covid-19 briefings
17 May 2020You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings
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Media merger saga turns into bitter court battle
The long-running saga of the mega-merger of our two biggest news publishers is heading for the High Court - not for the first time. Last time round, NZME and Stuff were fighting for the right to get…
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No relief for under-pressure commercial media in Budget
Spending on broadcasting and public media has been boosted by $25m over four years in Budget 2020, but there was nothing in it to ease the plight of commercial news media companies.
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New documents shed light on RNZ music controversy
RNZ has made public more documents about the controversial changes to RNZ Concert which sparked a public and political backlash in February. They show RNZ made a bid for an extra frequency but backed…
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NZME forces media merger issue
NZME’s plea for permission to buy its rival Stuff for $1 by the end of this month kickstarted confusing counterclaims today which show a deal is far from done. It’s also a symptom of upheaval in an…
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Document dumps and gagging inflame media
NZME’s plea for permission to buy its rival Stuff from its owner in Australia for $1 by the end of this month kickstarted a confusing series of claims which show a deal is far from done. It’s a sign…
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Rogue suicide claim goes viral
Last weekend an inaccurate claim about suicide spread so far online that both the Ministry of Health and the Mental Health Foundation moved to debunk it. Hayden Donnell looks at how it happened - and…
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Media health claims fuel push to ease the lockdown
With Monday's decision on Level 2 looming, some in the media are pushing hard to loosen the lockdown, claiming it is killing jobs now and will kill more New Zealanders in future.
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