Gavin Ellis
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
State attempted stifling of NZ media
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says NZ news media are quite rightly rebelling against attempts by Police and other state agencies to control news coverage with onerous access 'contracts'. And the… Audio
NZME-Stuff merger denied & Merv Smith's legacy
The Court of Appeal has turned down the proposed merger between media companies NZME and Stuff, and Media Commentator, Gavin Ellis pays tribute to broadcasting legend Merv Smith who has just passed… Audio
Poorly drafted cyber-bullying legislation
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the legislation against cyber-bullying was so poorly drafted that Sir Ray Avery's use of the Harmful Digital Communications Act to stifle Newsroom's investigation of… Audio
NZ 'celebrity' house sales masquerading as news
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says well known New Zealanders appearing in real estate sections is one thing, but do celebrities deserve to get free advertising in the news columns when they sell their… Audio
Erosion of sports journalism
Media commentator Gavin Ellis takes a look at the latest lay-offs of sports reporters, four positions at the NZ Herald. Also, the Joint Innovation Fund announced by RNZ and NZOA could be a rescue… Audio
An opinion on the Broadcasting Minister's future
Gavin Ellis says for the sake of the industry, broadcasting minister Clare Curran should resign that portfolio. And, why do media companies bury bad news when it's about themselves? Gavin Ellis is a… Audio
Tribute to Metro founder, Warwick Roger
Gavin Ellis remembers the intensity and courage the late Warwick Roger brought to long-form journalism as the founding editor of Metro magazine. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of… Audio
Offensive speech, tune in, or tune out
Gavin Ellis discusses a newspaper letter writer's point about 'The right to listen…or not' as a defence against offensive speech. Is the right not to look or listen the best antidote? Or should media… Audio
New media defence against defamation claims
Gavin Ellis says New Zealand media law has taken a significant step forward with the creation of a new defence against defamation claims - the public interest. Also, award-winning cartoonist Jim… Audio
Will Stuff be sold?
Gavin Ellis believes the Nine Network takeover of Fairfax spells the certain sale of the Stuff group in New Zealand. The Christchurch Star has been bought in a deal that keeps it in the family. And… Audio
Offensive words, racial and cultural slurs
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the words that offend us. The Broadcasting Standard Authority's 2018 survey has added racial and cultural slurs but we continue to be most offended by the same… Audio
New broadcasting funding
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the allocation of $15 million in new broadcasting funding does not bode well for the concept of a multi-platform public service media system. And Canada's Globe &… Audio
Spotlight on UK, NZ and Australian media
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at a rift within Australian media over a boycott of the Pacific Islands Forum, a profit increase for the Independent in London, and the NZ Media Council upholds a… Audio
RNZ departures and social responsibility codes
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the recent high profile departures from RNZ, and the Advertising Standards Authority's new code, which includes social responsibility as the first rule. Gavin… Audio
The pitfalls of politicians straying into comedy
Media commentator Gavin Ellis' take on politicians trying to be funny on radio and how that often backfires. Should Simon Bridges should have learned from John Key's experience. And, how is the NZ… Audio
Media guidelines for reporting on mental health
Gavin Ellis runs through new guidelines from the Mental Health Foundation for reporting on mental health and the Broadcasting Standards Authority on use of social media seek to minimise harm. Gavin… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
The Court of Appeal NZME/Stuff merger hearing has finished but is it the last throw of the dice; Paul Dacre's legacy at Britain's Daily Mail and decades after it thought it had done a deal over the… Audio
Media reaction to the journalist who faked his death
Media commentator Gavin Ellis has the reaction to the the Russian journalist who agreed to fake his own death: Damned if he did, dead if he didn't? Also the Sunday Star Times' embarrassing 200-year… Audio
