Fake News

The profits of Apple, Google and Facebook soar while the bottom lines of news media companies slump. Trust in news has been dented by a surge in 'fake news' online. Silicon Valley is clearly part of… Audio

This week, internet users' worries about 'fake news' are revealed in a new survey. Also Samsung tries to put its exploding battery woes behind it by launching another big smartphone, the Galaxy Note… Audio

US President thinks the news media are scum and New Zealanders are fearing fake news. Audio

How will fake news affect this year's General Election campaign? A panel discussion on the local implications of what's a very live issue worldwide. Audio

Lately we’ve heard a lot about so-called 'fake news' and the damage it can do. Mediawatch looks at how one false story sparked a row between Qatar and its neighbours which has now cast a shadow over… Audio

When terrorism struck London last weekend, hundreds of journalists were in a forest an hour away at an open-air festival dubbed 'a riot of free speech'.'  Emily Menkes tells Mediawatch it was an… Audio

No editor had a better night at last weekend’s Canon Media Awards than Miriyana Alexander. Her Weekend Herald won ‘Newspaper of the Year’ and she won a fellowship in the UK to study so-called ‘fake… Audio

Falsehoods flourished in the media during the Brexit vote in the UK and the election in the US last year. In France, the media are fighting fake news with facts together during a turbulent election… Audio

A man dubbed "the internet's biggest liar" targeted Gerry Brownlee with fake news just one day into his new job as foreign minister. Audio

Fake and misleading news stories are set to be a big issue in 2017. Who is behind this misinformation and what motivates them to churn it out? Audio

The media and Donald Trump got off on the wrong foot in week 1 of his presidency. How will they respond to his 'declaration of war'? Audio