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Mediawatch for 11 February 2024
11 Feb 2024Waitangi tensions test politicians - and the media; Why is Sky screening more top-dollar sport for free?
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Why Sky is screening some of its top-dollar sport for free
Sky TV became the big beast of pay TV by keeping a stranglehold on exclusive live rights to the country's most popular sports for paying subscribers. This week it suddenly announced top rugby, netball…
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Midweek Mediawatch: Copy-and-paste Chris
7 Feb 2024In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about Chris Luxon being harangued by the media for copy-and-pasting his Waitangi Day speech, an eye-opening column…
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Does bad economic news make more headlines than good news?
Stories about surging inflation, successive food price rises and more Kiwis in arrears topped bulletins and filled front pages last year. But recent news about slowing inflation, cheaper food and…
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Todd Scott - taking a punt at NBR
4 Feb 2024It’s more than a decade since Todd Scott staked everything to buy the business news weekly where he worked, the National Business Review. Since then NBR’s gone online-only, axed ads entirely and the…
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With one last hurrah, goneburger is goneburger
4 Feb 2024When James Shaw tweeted "James Shaw goneburger" it was the zenith of one political reporter's eight-year effort to goneburger every departing politician in New Zealand. But Jo Moir is now leaving…
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Mediawatch for 4 February 2024
4 Feb 2024This week on Mediawatch, does bad news about the economy trump good news? The end of the line for goneburger?
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Midweek Mediawatch - RNZ shuffles its pack
31 Jan 2024Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about just-announced changes to RNZ National's schedule and an RNZ news story last weekend which…
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Media cop flak over MP’s startling downfall
The summer holidays are usually a dead zone for domestic political news - but the unseasonal and unexpected downfall of Golriz Ghahraman bucked the trend this month. Media copped criticism from some…
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Water woes flood silly season as news runs dry
28 Jan 2024Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, predictable reports of shark sightings signalled the start of the summer silly season. And with water running out in the capital, and a…
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Mediawatch for 28 January 2024
28 Jan 2024What you missed over summer: harmless sharks, woke worries, sewage smells and water woes flood the holiday news drought; media cop flak for coverage of Golriz Ghahraman's downfall.
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Midweek Mediawatch - Hōhā over hui coverage
24 Jan 2024In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about accusations of bias over media commentary on the national hui at Tūrangawaewae marae and the media response to…
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The Mediawatch Christmas bonus
24 Dec 2023A special edition of Mediawatch looking back on the year in the media - ending with the Mediawatch five-minute mashup of 2023’s news.
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Midweek Mediawatch - 2023 Awards
20 Dec 2023Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Hayden Donnell and Colin Peacock joined Mark Leishman to hand out Mediawatch’s not very prestigious and not at all coveted annual awards…
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Mediawatch for 17 December 2020 - Horowhenua special
17 Dec 2023Covering news all over the country is a struggle for media companies dealing with rising costs and falling income. But some local outlets are surviving - and even thriving. Mediawatch's Hayden Donnel…
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Mediawatch for 17 December 2023 - Horowhenua special
17 Dec 2023Covering news all over the country is a struggle for media companies dealing with rising costs and falling incomes. But some local outlets are surviving - and even thriving. Mediawatch’s Hayden…
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Midweek Mediawatch - The case of the missing mayoral footage
13 Dec 2023In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about a much-reported recording of Wellington’s mayor which made many headlines recently - but has not yet appeared in the real…
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From paper to platform - media's online dependence
Five years ago Dr Merja Myllylahti warned our news media were becoming dangerously dependent on global digital platforms which gave them online audiences but undercut their income and didn’t seem to…
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Todd Niall - local matters really matter
‘Look ahead, not back’ - the last words of Todd Niall after 46 years in daily journalism. The last of these were spent reporting the complicated and highly-contested issues afflicting Auckland and its…
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Midweek Mediawatch ‘Kin oath’ - new Parliament sworn in
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Mark Leishman about the new government getting underway with plenty of ceremony, lots of protest - but no…
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Mayor under pressure after rumour-based reports
Wellington’s mayor is under pressure after acknowledging an alcohol problem. Her admission was prompted by media questions about drunken ‘antics’ based in part on a reported recording which no media…
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Claims of media 'bribery' derail new government on day one
It didn't take long for Winston Peters’ news media grievances to make headlines - and headaches - for the new government. Mediawatch looks at how the media reacted to his claims of media 'bribery' -…
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Mediawatch for 3 December 2023
3 Dec 2023Claims of media 'bribery' derail new government on day one; politics shows off air just as politics hots up; mayor under pressure after rumour-based reports.
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Midweek Mediawatch: Winston's war
29 Nov 2023In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about Winston Peters' war with the media, a new streaming app for Three, and Kim Hill's farewell to RNZ.
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