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Ten years after: Marking a major milestone in Christchurch
Commemorating the anniversary of the deadly Canterbury quake was a huge undertaking for the media this week.
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Coverage of MIQ martyr raises red flags
Lucinda Baulch became an MIQ martyr and a cause celebre for Covid sceptics when she refused a Covid test and was held for a second stint in MIQ. The media reported her reasons for refusal in detail…
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Facebook refriends Australia after face-off over news
28 Feb 2021Last week Facebook turned off Australian users’ access to news over a looming law change to make them pay to distribute it. This week news is back in their feeds after a face-off with the government…
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It's newsworthy, I swear
28 Feb 2021When Simon Bridges called the Speaker "a twat" in Parliament, media pondered whether this unparliamentary insult was fit to print - and broadcast. They all decided it was - with one surprising…
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MediaWorks admits 'organisational failure' over racist radio broadcast
26 Feb 2021MediaWorks has admitted a racist on-air exchange between John Banks and a caller on Magic Talk breached broadcasting standards - and it represented an "organisational and editorial failure".
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Midweek Mediawatch - curious case of the MIQ martyr
23 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Covid campaigner getting the oxygen of publicity. Also: 'Novax' Djokovic being a sore winner, a mindblowing radio…
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Taking it up a level (and down again)
How did the media break last Sunday’s sudden news of a change to Covid-19 alert levels? And how did they cover the response, the science behind it and the decision to shift back down again - just as…
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Is it ever OK to publish people’s private messages in the news without their consent?
The New York Times revealed texts telling the truth about Ted Cruz’s trip to Mexico this week to widespread acclaim. But Meghan Markle had a big win in court against a paper that published one of her…
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Facebook backs away from news across the Tasman
News editors in Australia woke up to shock news that Facebook is effectively cutting itself off as an avenue for sharing their stories - after years of building a pre-eminent position as a digital…
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Midweek Mediawatch - Framing Britney
18 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about Google cutting deals with Australian news media which will mean millions more dollars for journalism, more…
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Turbulent times for travel - and Air New Zealand
Some positive press for our national airline and its boss last week was overwhelmed this week by harsh headlines about a controversy it should have seen coming. Meanwhile, the push to kickstart…
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Telco unveils ethical advertising policy amid talkback turmoil
Vodafone was quick to pull advertising from Magic Talk after a recent racist outburst sparked outrage. Now it’s gone further, launching an Ethical Advertising Policy, described by one media outlet as…
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Vaccine misinformation gets a foothold on Magic Talk
12 Feb 2021On the week Facebook finally banned anti-vax misinformation, MediaWorks station Magic Talk spent nearly three hours uncritically broadcasting the views of vaccine sceptics.
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Public purse to bankroll more of our news
The government has pledged $55 million for a new fund for public interest news and journalism - the biggest single boost in media funding for many years. Media companies countrywide will compete for…
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Midweek Mediawatch - talk radio turmoil
11 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about another host leaving the troubled network Magic Talk after John Banks' recent dumping - while another…
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Midweek Mediawatch: Magic fades for Sean Plunket
10 Feb 2021In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about 1News' scoop on Air NZ helping out the Saudi navy, Sean Plunket leaving Magic Talk, and a Herald columnist's distinctly…
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Big picture blueprint to cut emissions hits media roadblock
7 Feb 2021A blueprint to bring down our carbon emissions by 2050 - and change the way we all live - came out this week. There was excellent media coverage of the detail but some journalists complained they…
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Talkback toxicity problem bigger than Banks, say critics
7 Feb 2021After the sacking of John Banks for racist blurts on air last week, critics are questioning the health of today’s talkback radio. It pulls a crowd and airs important issues, but can the bosses and the…
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Media milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment
Against the backdrop of anger over denying MIQ to a terminally-ill Kiwi in Japan - while the Wiggles got a fast-track through the border from Australia - a story about special arrangements for a top…
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Piling on pressure for a costly ‘miracle’ drug
Last year Newshub put its weight behind a campaign to fund a treatment for cystic fibrosis from the public purse even though the cost was sky-high and the US-based maker never applied to register it…
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Midweek Mediawatch: News that’s fit to print - and not
3 Feb 2021Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately.This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about two stories pulled by publishers this week, Covid vaccine scepticism confronted on talk radio, how close Stuff…
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Rātana keeps politicians and press at bay
31 Jan 2021The celebrations at Rātana in January are often described by media as the event that kicks off the political year. This year far fewer guests were invited - including mainstream media journalists -…
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The story of summer (so far)
31 Jan 2021Mediawatch has been off the air since Christmas. What did we miss in the news while we were away?
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Media still covering house price rises as good news
Even in a spiralling housing crisis, record property price rises keep getting covered like they're good news. Can the media break its habit of speaking from the perspective of existing homeowners?
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