Gavin Ellis
Cardinal Pell, court suppression in the digital age
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the case against Cardinal George Pell in Australia and how it has once again raised the inability of court suppression orders to deal with the digital age - and… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis says Steve Braunias demonstrated during the Malcolm Rewa trial that 'colour stories' still have a place in taking the public into the courtroom, but it's a special skill. Also there's… Audio
Eroding Journalism
Media commentator Gavin Ellis speaks to Kathryn about examples of the erosion of journalism. These include the Cairncross Report in the UK highlighting the need for intervention, more redundancies and… Audio
Brace for a tsunami of disinformation
With elections on every continent, media commentator Gavin Ellis is warning there will be a tsunami of disinformation this year. Also two legal cases with implications: Australia is testing media… Audio
PR shields & digital startups shed staff
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says if DHBs want to retain public confidence they must emerge from behind the shield of their PR departments. The Taranaki Daily News used its front page on Saturday to… Audio
Media ethics over Roastbusters, US information shutdown
Media commentator Gavin Ellis examines the ethical decisions that confronted the media over the Jami-Lee Ross, Sarah Dowie text exchange inquiry, and also the reportage surrounding an interview with… Audio
Talk radio battle, Stuff break-up & NZME paywall
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the issues facing media here and internationally. On the homefront, a battle royal in talk radio, the break-up of Stuff and a slow start to the NZME paywall. Audio
Haere ra 2018 (part 2)
More comments from Rod Oram, Siouxsie Wiles, Gavin Ellis and Lara Strongman as they look back on the big stories of 2018. Audio
Haere ra 2018
Rod Oram, Siouxsie Wiles, Gavin Ellis and Lara Strongman look back on the big stories of 2018. Audio
Name suppression ignored globally, regional news shake-ups
Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz Audio
News values, what is the litmus test?
Gavin Ellis with his thoughts on what is happening to news values. He says the tests that his generation of journalists applied in order to rank stories by importance seem to have gone out the digital… Audio
MediaWorks merger and helm of Maori TV vacancy
Media commentator Gavin Ellis takes a look at the merger of MediaWorks with outdoor advertiser QMS Media, what are the benefits?. Also, who is in the running to replace the CEO of Maori TV, Keith… Audio
Sky TV's new CEO & radical Maori TV changes
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the problems facing Sky TV's subscription service, as Martin Stewart is announced to replace long time Chief Executive John Fellet. Also, Maori TV's announcement… Audio
Radio Live Magic merge & Facebook fact checking
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the merging of Radio Live with Magic is cost-cutting and frequency grabbing that shows a lack of innovative thinking at MediaWorks. And Facebook is planning a fact… Audio
Stuff change of ownership on the cards
Media commentator Gavin Ellis on the future of Stuff, with Australian regulatory approval for the Fairfax-Nine Network merger coming through. Will that mean a pruning exercise to get the New Zealand… Audio
Is a summit to preserve quality journalism, overdue?
Media commentator, Gavin Ellis ponders whether a proposed media summit on preserving quality journalism in New Zealand is long overdue, and the New York Times is showing the way to a sustainable… Audio
User pays for TVNZ?
Media commentator, Gavin Ellis looks at speculation from TVNZ's CEO Kevin Kenrick about the network's future. It may turn back the clock or push the network toward user-pays. Meanwhile, Spark is… Audio
Sunday Star-Times goes compact
Media commentator, Gavin Ellis looks at a format change for the Sunday Star-Times. Has its 'compact' size succeeded in avoiding the 'tabloid' label? Also why Bruce Morris' exemplar hyper-local site Mt… Audio
Paper delivery issues editorial disappears/reappears
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says a disarmingly honest editorial in Hawkes Bay Today addressed delivery issues related to printing the newspaper in Auckland. So why did the editorial disappear from… Audio
When journalists become the story
Media commentator, Gavin Ellis says journalists play a risky game when they put themselves at the centre of a story but occasionally they produce a winner. Audio
