Sinead Boucher
Mediawatch for Sunday 3rd November 2024
Could the boss of the country's biggest news publisher joining a local ginger group alongside political figures compromise her own company's coverage in the capital? Also: award-winning NZ Geographic… Audio
Stuff boss joins ginger group, NZ Geographic’s bold strategy
Could the boss of the country's biggest news publisher joining a local ginger group alongside political figures compromise her own company's coverage in the capital? Also: award-winning NZ Geographic… Audio
Stuff owner Sinead Boucher on deal to deliver 6pm news
Stuff's owner says the new 6pm bulletin is going to be "quite different" from what's currently offered by Newshub. Stuff's owner Sinead Boucher spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Three no longer a hub for news
Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shut down Newshub was met with mourning within the media - and also concern about what could replace it in the media ecosystem Audio
Three no longer a hub for news
Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shut down Newshub was met with mourning within the media - and also concern about what could replace it in the media ecosystem
AudioCurrent and future state of Stuff
Three years ago Sinead Boucher took over the country’s biggest publisher of news from Aussie owners who gave it away “like a set of steak knives.” In the absence of big backers and the government… Audio
Current and future state of Stuff
Three years ago Sinead Boucher took over the country’s biggest publisher of news from Aussie owners who gave it away “like a set of steak knives.” In the absence of big backers and the government…
AudioStuff keeps Open AI at arm's length
New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content to power generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. Stuff says it is being… Audio
Stuff keeps Open AI at arm's length
New Zealand's biggest publisher of news this week joined big global names in blocking Open AI from using its content to power generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. Stuff says it is being…
AudioStuff takes paywall plunge
After putting almost all its news online for free for a quarter of a century, Stuff launched subscription-based websites this weekend for its biggest daily papers - The Press, Waikato Times and The… Audio
Stuff takes paywall plunge
After putting almost all its news online for free for a quarter of a century, Stuff launched subscription-based websites this weekend for its biggest daily papers - The Press, Waikato Times and The…
AudioPlatforms under pressure to pay for news
There’s mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in… Video, Audio
Platforms under pressure to pay for news
There’s mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in…
Video, AudioOn the outside of the public media push
Commercial media companies fear the new public media entity replacing RNZ and TVNZ will be greater than the sum of those two parts. The draft legislation obliges Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media to… Audio
On the outside of the public media push
Commercial media companies fear the new public media entity replacing RNZ and TVNZ will be greater than the sum of those two parts. The draft legislation obliges Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media to…
AudioStuff gives staff $100 bonus to spend locally during lockdowns
Media company Stuff has given each of its 900 staff a 100 dollar bonus which they're being urged to spend at local businesses to help them bounce back after lockdown. Stuff's chief executive Sinead… Audio
Mediawatch for 13 December 2020
Mediawatch looks at how our media companies have weathered the storm of Covid-19 in 2020 - and how we've ended up with more independent and locally-owned outlets than we've had for years. The chief… Audio
Buying a media business for $1: Stuff's Sinead Boucher
In a surprise management buyout, Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher bought the media business from its Australian owners in May, for $1. There's a tough road ahead navigating a turbulent media… Audio
Opinion: Stuff is good, actually
Stuff is under new management and says public trust will be a "core value" in its new era. "Social media is not news media" is one of its new slogans. For years it's been criticised for clickbait or…
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Opinion: Stuff is good, actually
Stuff is under new management and says public trust will be a "core value" in its new era. "Social media is not news media" is one of its new slogans. For years it's been criticised for clickbait or…
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