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Critics foam over frothy poll coverage
1News was inundated with complaints over what the prime minister called "frothy" poll coverage this week. Many saw inconsistency in the backlash, but there was a glimmer of a point under the double…
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Critics foam over frothy poll coverage
1News was inundated with complaints over what the prime minister called "frothy" poll coverage this week. Many saw inconsistency in the backlash, but there was a glimmer of a point under the double…
AudioThe $500,000 pedestrian crossing that wasn't
A Herald headline this week clained Auckland Transport was 'pushing on with $500,000 crossings.' The apparently outrageous expense was also aired on radio and in Parliament as evidence of the urgent…
Scrutiny of candidates prompts pushback and claims of 'agendas'
Scrutiny of political parties' policies intensified this week - and so did the scrutiny of some candidates for seats in Parliament. When TVNZ reported some election candidates’ controversial past… Audio
Scrutiny of candidates prompts pushback and claims of 'agendas'
Scrutiny of political parties' policies intensified this week - and so did the scrutiny of some candidates for seats in Parliament. When TVNZ reported some election candidates’ controversial past…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch - a media storm over a mental health crisis
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the coverage of Kiri Allan's arrest and subsequent resignation - and media pushing… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - a media storm over a mental health crisis
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the coverage of Kiri Allan's arrest and subsequent resignation - and media pushing…
AudioSome broadcasters still shrugging off storm warnings
Some in the media learned the lessons of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, just as the emergency management authorities have done - and they made a concerted effort to… Audio
Some broadcasters still shrugging off storm warnings
Some in the media learned the lessons of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, just as the emergency management authorities have done - and they made a concerted effort to…
AudioThe Detail's Long Read: Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss
Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified? Audio
The Detail's Long Read: Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss
Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified?
AudioClimate minimisation still has a foothold in media
National MP Maureen Pugh was censured by her bosses and made to walk back her words after calling man-made climate change into question earlier this week. But similar sentiments still find a platform… Audio
Climate minimisation still has a foothold in media
National MP Maureen Pugh was censured by her bosses and made to walk back her words after calling man-made climate change into question earlier this week. But similar sentiments still find a platform…
AudioRadio hosts fixate on schools closing as Gabrielle closes in
Cyclone Gabrielle buried homes and took lives, including those of rescuers, this week. But as it bore down on the country, front-rank hosts at Newstalk ZB played down the danger it posed… Audio
Radio hosts fixate on schools closing as Gabrielle closes in
Cyclone Gabrielle buried homes and took lives, including those of rescuers, this week. But as it bore down on the country, front-rank hosts at Newstalk ZB played down the danger it posed…
AudioPunching above our Commonwealth weight?
The Kiwi contingent at the The Commonwealth Games headed home from Birmingham this week with a record number of medals. Patriots in the press were pumped up, but did we really punch above our weight… Audio
Punching above our Commonwealth weight?
The Kiwi contingent at the The Commonwealth Games headed home from Birmingham this week with a record number of medals. Patriots in the press were pumped up, but did we really punch above our weight…
AudioCaustic claims of conflict of interest
A media report this week suggested TVNZ allowing some personalities to promote products online could cause conflicts of interest - and pose a problem in future within the new media entity replacing… Audio
Caustic claims of conflict of interest
A media report this week suggested TVNZ allowing some personalities to promote products online could cause conflicts of interest - and pose a problem in future within the new media entity replacing…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch - Climate context & Hawaiian holidays
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about a big resignation at TVNZ, media outlets getting it right on climate coverage, news stories vanishing without… Audio
