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Shoddy statistics get the thumbs up emoji from media
11:00 AM.Many media outlets reported interesting poll findings this week about using emojis at work. The only problem: the poll was almost meaningless, statistically-speaking. But it's far from the first time… Read more
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Long-running bid to make big tech pay for news hits a snag
9:10 AM.The media minister says a proposed law to get Google and Facebook pay for local news is not dead, but this week a Parliamentary committee and its government MPs did not support it. The government’s… Read more
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Mediawatch for 2 June 2024
9:08 AM.Long-running bid to make big tech pay for news hits a snag - so what happens next?; stories based on stats sliced from surveys; shock horror over incomplete houses. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - new live news & music of the dead
9:23 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Duncan Garner's new live morning show - and an old name for a new 6pm TV news show. Also - a… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 26 May 2024
9:08 AM.New Zealand's big awards for journalists were given out this week at a time when many are losing their jobs. Also - Mediawatch talks to an editor who has secured the future of two important medical… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Justice for Herbertville
10:11 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell and Emile Donovan apologise poetically to a small Tararua seaside settlement inadvertently insulted by RNZ online. Also: Stuff launches crime podcasts you pay for -… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 19 May 2024
9:08 AM.A long-running plan to reform the oversight of our media has come to a sudden halt; how public toilets suddenly became political this week. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - TVNZ's cuts hit the screen
9:05 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Fair Go and Sunday coming to a sad but dignified end this week at TVNZ, as the broadcaster itself copped criticism for its handling of… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch: Sunday May 12
9:08 AM.Pre-budget teasers increase exposure - and scrutiny; Green MP under pressure over conduct; bid to backstop local news; Gaza coverage attract complaints - and prizes. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - StuffHub takes shape
7:06 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about new hires for the upcoming Stuff-Newshub 6pm bulletin. Also - TVNZ and the journalists’ union face off over job cuts while the outgoing… Read more Audio
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Critics foam over frothy poll coverage
9:09 AM.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… Read more
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Mediawatch for 5 May 2024
9:08 AM.One opinion poll prompts intense political pushback; new report urges sweeping changes to media, law and funding - and fast; Wairoa Star closes after more than a century in print. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - polls, papers and a post-match snafu
8:23 PM.Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about an MP taken to task about his knowledge of the arts - and a TV producer taking on a funding agency in court. Also: a new political poll… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 28 April 2024
9:08 AM.New media minister rolls in after PM's surprise reshuffle; TV news and current affairs on the way down here, but highly competitive across the Tasman. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Another broadcasting minister down
8:36 PM.In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the departure of broadcasting minister Melissa Lee - and the arrival of the next one Paul Goldsmith. Also: a… Read more Audio
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Stuff / Newshub deal: a lifeline or the last chance?
9:10 AM.This week’s deal to outsource Newshub’s 6pm TV news to Stuff is a bold move for an company that’s never been a broadcaster. Both parties say it’s the way of the digital future, but it will provide a… Read more
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Mediawatch for 21 April 2024
9:08 AM.Stuff is taking over Newshub's 6pm TV news. A bold move for an outfit that's never been a broadcaster before. Will it work? Also: Mediawatch talks to two editors about the latest survey showing… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Stuff's bold TV play
10:00 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Stuff leaping into uncharted waters by taking on Newshub at 6. Also: TVNZ going 'beyond broadcasting,' NZ Post and… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 14 April 2024
9:08 AM.End of TV news as we know it? TVNZ cuts back and Newshub closes down. Newshub's news boss responds; the minister plays for time; a former minister fights back Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - little light at the end of the TV news tunnel
8:45 PM.Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about an historic day - not in a good way. The confirmation of the closure of Newshub and more cuts confirmed at TVNZ means more than 300… Read more Audio
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Fair Go and daily news bulletins to close at TVNZ
9:13 AM.TVNZ has confirmed Fair Go - on air for 47 years - and news shows Midday and Tonight will cease next month. The future of Sunday will be confirmed tomorrow. Meanwhile a decision on alternatives to a… Read more Audio
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People's trust in news has tumbled over the past year, survey shows
9:00 AM.The latest annual survey of New Zealanders’ trust in news media has recorded another sharp drop. It also finds more people avoid the news- but more people say they’re still interested in it and… Read more
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Mediawatch for 7 April 2024
9:08 AM.We talk to an editor keeping an eye on where public money for public services ends up and the government’s new political action plan gets the media’s attention. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - chunking out some decision gates
8:23 PM.In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the government's new chunked-out action plan, a new channel coming to the ThreeNow app - and why media companies chasing… Read more Audio
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Cranky claims drown out facts in SailGP dolphin drama
9:10 AM.There were howls of outrage when SailGP cancelled racing on Saturday after a Hector's dolphin was spotted on the course. But some of the critics were missing important context which one journalist has… Read more
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