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Midweek Mediawatch - 15 September 2021
16 Sep 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talked to Bryan about the media facing accusations that they're undermining the Covid response by airing the claims of…
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Mediawatch for 12 September 2021
12 Sep 2021Reporting Afghanistan after abandonment; MediaWorks rings changes and fires up fans of outgoing veteran
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Reporting Afghanistan after abandonment
Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks prompted the US to invade Afghanistan, the Taliban announced they’ve taken the whole country again this week. Journalists who remain there are at risk in spite of…
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MediaWorks refresh fires up fans of outgoing veteran
12 Sep 2021In the midst of a bid to move away from its troubled internal culture, MediaWorks hired new people for news and talk radio this week. But the sudden retirement of controversial veteran host Peter…
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Midweek Mediawatch - terror, hate and terrible tweets
7 Sep 2021Mediawatch’s weekly catchup with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Bryan about where the media focus fell after the LynnMall attack; Patrick Gower ‘On Hate’; some in-depth Covid…
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Media confront thorny questions raised by terror attack
When a terrorist struck on Friday, the media were confronted with shocking reports and images - but also thorny questions about what happened and why - and how much they could reveal.
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Demands for greater scrutiny - and media push back
The opposition’s unhappy about the scrutiny the media are applying to the government, especially over vaccines - but some reporters pushed back at criticism of them this week.
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TVNZ's long-serving boss creates a vacuum
3 Sep 2021TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick will leave the state-owned broadcaster next February after almost a decade in charge. TVNZ will now have to find a new leader as the government progresses plans to…
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Midweek Mediawatch: scrutiny under scrutiny - and Lou Grant
1 Sep 2021Mediawatch’s weekly catchup with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Bryan about the media reflecting on the fairness of the scrutiny they apply to those running our Covid…
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Mediawatch for 29 August 2021
29 Aug 2021Mediawatch looks at how our media covered the struggle to contain the Delta variant -- and how media reports of Covid clusters in Auckland this week sparked racist responses and claims that the…
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Midweek Mediawatch - racist reactions and offshore opinions
25 Aug 2021Mediawatch's weekly catchup with Nights. This week Colin Peacock chats to Bryan Crump about the media in the middle as reports about Covid clusters spark racist reactions - and offshore opinions about…
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Mediawatch for 22 August 2021
22 Aug 2021Media react to level 4 lockdown and the dawn of Delta; the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
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Midweek Mediawatch - Covid's media comeback
18 Aug 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media back in Covid-emergency mode; a business editor slapping down Covid complainers - and a truly clueless TV…
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The double standard in the bike bridge backlash
A proposed walk and cycle bridge over the Waitematā provoked a furious media backlash over the goverment's wasteful spending. Why don't roading projects get the same treatment?
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Mediawatch for 15 August 2021
15 Aug 2021Landmark climate report lands - but makes little mark on media; double standard in bike bridge backlash; RNZ challenged on turning stolen data into news.
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Landmark climate report lands - but makes little mark on media
15 Aug 2021The first comprehensive IPCC stocktake of the global climate trends for years was easy to read and its confronting conclusions were clear. But after hitting front pages and headlining bulletins the…
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RNZ challenged on turning stolen data into news
Unknown cyber-criminals sent stolen information to the media to pile on pressure to pay a ransom. RNZ subsequently aired a scoop sourced from it before a court ordered all media to dump the dodgy…
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Midweek Mediawatch: Olympic overload and conference crankiness
11 Aug 2021Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about what the media made of an Olympics that turned out better than many expected in Tokyo - or did it? National Party…
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GOAT in a boat - and a trans trailblazer in Tokyo
While Lisa Carrington struck gold and set records, Laurel Hubbard struck out in competition but still made history and headlines as our first ever transgender Olympian. She also won hearts and minds…
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Accountability in question after MediaWorks review
A review of the working culture at MediaWorks released this week is by far the most comprehensive airing of the internal problems of any New Zealand media company. But its leaders and governors have…
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Making sense of ‘Milk and Money’
The recent Groundswell protest put farmers’ grievances about the government’s environmental policies front and centre. Good timing for a new six-part documentary series exploring the dairy industry,…
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Midweek Mediawatch: News not fit for social media
4 Aug 2021In this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a mainstream media outlet getting kicked off YouTube, a court judgement against RNZ, and a harrowing culture…
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Midweek Mediawatch - big broadcasters' ethics examined
4 Aug 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a searching review revealing a 'boys' club' culture at MediaWorks; a court ordering RNZ not to turn hacked…
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MediaWorks review exposes alleged sexual assault, 'boys club culture'
3 Aug 2021MediaWorks chief executive Cam Wallace has apologised to his staff after a review of the company's culture revealed allegations of sexual assault, racial harassment, discrimination, bullying, and the…
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