Social Media

Cal Newport's latest book Digital Minimalism calls out our enslavement to digital devices. He explains why there is nothing natural about the engineered behaviour of checking your phone every five… Audio

Venture capitalists last month pumped $US 15.3 million into Substack - a start up the New York Times has described as "the new social network that isn't new at all." Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose talks… Audio

Imagine a bunch of tourists walking into your house uninvited. It's not unusual for the residents of Dunedin's Baldwin St, one of many overcrowded attractions in New Zealand and around the world.  Audio

With1.3 million Facebook followers and the seven children of her blended family to look after (aged 1-17) Perth business woman, internet sensation, blogger and Dancing with the Stars finalist… Audio

In 2016, Pakistan was rocked by the murder of its first internet celebrity Qandeel Baloch, who had been dubbed the country's Kim Kardashian. She selfied her way to social media stardom but faced… Audio

Gavin casts an eye over the recent media summit and asks whether it achieved anything more than a plea for more money from NZ on air?. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New… Audio

Governments around the world are turning up the heat on social media platforms, saying it's imperative they understand and ACT when it comes to clamping down on online extremist activity. Audio

The social media giant Instagram is getting a mixed reaction to its decision to remove the number of "likes" on each post. The change, which will affect six countries across the world, including New… Audio

The social media company Instagram has announced it's getting rid of its current "likes" function Audio

Kyle Kashuv , a survivor of the Parkland High School shootings in February 2018, was admitted to Harvard University earlier in this year, but received an email a couple of weeks ago rescinding the… Audio

An official information act request has revealed that the police have sought professional advice on their approach to social media Audio

In Stuff Ali Mau has written about workplace social media policies - and how often the bosses have higher standards for you than themselves.  Audio

A meeting overnight in Paris oversaw all the major tech companies sign-up to a first of its kind agreement, the Christchurch Call. The summit was initiated by the New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern and… Audio

This week on Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Emile Donovan about the unmasking of an anonymous Russian social media commentator - who's been called the most important journalist in the… Audio

A new study has found the effect social media has on children's happiness is "trivial". While the effects of time spent on social media were more wide-ranging for girls, that effect is quote "tiny". 

Technology commentator Peter Griffin examines a Law Foundation report about how digital media is having a negative impact on democracy - how does it fit with the PM's desire for a 'Christchurch Call'… Audio