Gavin Ellis
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis joins Kathryn to look back over the winners of last week's Voyager Media Awards; are rules needed for journalists going on news junkets and does NZ need a single radio ratings system… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin joins Kathryn to talk about "The Right To Be Forgotten" which has raised questions among journalists over whether they are bound by New Zealand Clean Slate Act. What do the experts say? Last… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin talks to Kathryn about the limits of free speech, UK paper circulations and further cost savings from Stuff with the move from broadsheet to tabloid daily newspapers. What effect will that have… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran and RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson emphasise not to expect a big bang for RNZ+; EU court backs convicts' 'right to be forgotten' by search engines. Gavin Ellis is… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Will TVNZ and Spark make the Rugby World Cup more accessible than Sky and the excellent Commonwealth Games coverage. Veteran journalist Barry Soper is prevented from transiting through the US. Is it… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Investment funds eye up TV3 and Fairfax regional papers both here and in Australia; how has the sinking of the Wahine been remembered in 50th anniversary commemorations; NZME has advertised the… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
With Facebook under pressure, what will this mean for news media who rely heavily on it to reach audiences; an Information Authority with real teeth as proposed by constitutional lawyers Geoffrey… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin responds to the sudden resignation of RNZ senior manager Carol Hirschfeld; Stuff's latest diversification scheme - Stuffpix - which takes it into the already crowded market for streamed video… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Mindfood celebrates its 10th birthday this month with a 320-page issue. And Gavin has an example of good newspaper journalism. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
This week, Gavin has been looking into the curious case of Alberic Whale - and the efforts by the Spinoff and Stuff to pin down this mercurial entrepreneur. Also, the demise of New Music Express - had… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin joins Kathryn and asks should the politically-connected be banned from media commentary? And he also looks at the latest readership figures - and NZME rightly trumpeted an increase for the… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis joins Kathryn to talk about the upside of Stuff Media's mass sell-off or closure of titles, the lack of follow follow ups on big stories from main stream media and bouquets to Sharon… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin joins Kathryn to talk about the two new political editors at TV1 and TV3. More generational change at Parliament? Also a media trust has been set up to augment weakened mainstream media in the… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis joins Kathryn to talk about Seven Sharp's new presenter, Jeremy Wells, who has yet to find his comfort zone. Could Hilary Barry fly the show solo? Also did NBR make the right decision in… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Could the appointment of new political editors at TVNZ and TV3 produce an all-female line-up in mainstream media's press gallery leadership? Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
A brief look forward to the year of RNZ Plus, the death of Paperboy: a lively, interesting publication that couldn't succeed financially and The Spinoff's Duncan Grieve hands over the editorial reins… Audio
Reflecting on 2017
Siouxsie Wiles, Rod Oram, Gavin Ellis and Lara Strongman look back at some of the biggest stories of 2017 in the media, science, business and entertainment fields. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
The High Court rejection of an NZME/Fairfax merger and the BSA finding against Seven Sharp on voting for the Maori Party.
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Media commentator - Gavin Ellis
Australia's major newspaper groups are boycotting official access to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in a stand-off over the use of video clips on websites; a new book on photojournalism in the… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
The latest New Zealand media ownership report highlights the number of privately-owned outlets. Could our largest newspaper groups go the same way? The Pacific Media Centre which has established… Audio