The media make a big deal of the Budget every year, even though the big money’s already been announced. But what was in it for the media this year? Also: vanguard vs the rearguard on AI in the media; political push-back on social media and more bad language - and the perils of cold-calling folks live on air.

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The media make a drama out of Budget Day every year, even though the big plot twists have been revealed in advance and big bits of the backstory aren’t in the script. How did the critics rate this one? And what was in it for the media themselves?

There’s a vanguard in the media that wants to embrace the latest digital technology - and rearguard that resists it. Will the media ever see eye to eye on AI?

Also: political bids to push back social media, more bad behaviour in politics - and bad language in the wake of the ‘c-bomb’ affair.

In this episode:

Budget coverage

What was in the Budget for the media? And what got cut?

The BBC’s Laura Ellis on the media’s split over AI.

Learn more:

Mediawatch: How a Budget is covered | RNZ News

Guests:

Laura Ellis - BBC head of technology forecasting

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