Hard on the heels of Limogate, flying the PM to Nauru this week turned political pundits into amateur accountants - and talk radio hosts into advisors in parenting and Pacific diplomacy.

A new report says our news media are too dependent on Google and Facebook. The author says it's also time to tax big online operators to secure the future of journalism. If this is even possible, how could it be done?

Nauru’s government has gone to great lengths in recent years to keep journalists off the island - and away from the hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in limbo there. Mediawatch looks at what happened when the pacific Islands Forum gave some reporters a rare chance to report from on the ground this week.

Media OTT on PM as RNZAF VIP; Nauru squirms under media spotlight; New research prompts call for media to cut ties with the online titans.

The death of TV broadcaster Greg Boyed last week sparked a flood of tributes in the media and many anguished articles on the scourge of suicide and depression. The media have been warned that intense coverage can be counter-productive and restraint is required. How did they respond when one of their own was involved?

Coverage of the death of Greg Boyed; political leaks and the big picture; All Blacks ballsy bid for the public purse.

Reality Winner - an NSA whistle-blower - was sentenced to five years in prison in the USA last week. Closer to home the hunt for the "Limogate" leaker remained in the headlines, and National Party immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse called for Chelsea Manning - of Cablegate fame - to be barred from New Zealand. Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose talks to long-time political reporter Brent Edwards who argues sometimes it's in the public interest for journalists to say no to leaks.

Many in the media got behind Steve Hansen’s ballsy bid for funding from public purse for the All Blacks. But they overestimate the power of the rugby-based brand and the possible down sides.

Millions of viewers saw All Black Ryan Crotty get knocked out - again - in last weekend’s test against the Wallabies. A bandwagon to retire him was soon rolling, propelled by the media. Was all this armchair analysis fair or helpful?

Opposition broadcasting spokesperson Melissa Lee once made publicly-funded TV programmes for a small audience on TVNZ. Now she has a bill before Parliament to force funders to reveal more about the audiences the programmes end up pulling in.