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Mediawatch looks critically at the New Zealand media - television, radio, newspapers and magazines as well as the 'new' electronic media.... more
FAQs about Mediawatch:How many episodes does Mediawatch have?The podcast currently has 1,614 episodes available.
October 14, 2017Mediawatch for 15 October 2017Twitter turns toxic for two big-name broadcasters; reporting the anti-terror raids ten years on; sports stars taking a stand under the media spotlight....more32minPlay
October 14, 2017Turning away from toxic TwitterBroadcaster Duncan Garner has quit Twitter after a newspaper column on immigration sparked online outrage and abuse. Sean Plunket also stepped away from Twitter and then stepped down from the broadcasting watchdog this week in the wake of his own social media storm. He tells Mediawatch Twitter brings out the worst in people - including himself....more19minPlay
October 14, 2017The fallout from reporting the raids - ten years onThe police, politicians and people caught up in the anti-terror raids ten years ago all felt the fallout from them. So did the media, criticised for amplifying fears of terrorism and accused of jeopardising justice....more6minPlay
October 14, 2017Sports stars taking a standIn Spain, the US and Australia top sportspeople have used the media to make bold political statements on contentious issues like independence, racism, same-sex marriage. Would it happen here?...more7minPlay
October 07, 2017Turning up the noise on an unlikely 'teal deal'The leftfield idea of a National-Green coalition made many headlines this week, even though political reporters and pundits insisted it was never going to fly- referencing Rosa Parks and The Sex Pistols in the process. ...more11minPlay
October 07, 2017Sport on screen suddenly back on the agendaAs reporters tried in vain to work out which way Winston was leaning and what he wants from political partners, the issue of sport on TV suddenly appeared on the agenda again....more8minPlay
October 07, 2017Brent Edwards signs off at RNZAfter seeing out another election at RNZ, newsgathering boss and former political editor Brent Edwards has left after 16 years at the broadcaster. Mediawatch asks him why, and how he sees the state of journalism today....more19minPlay
October 07, 2017Mediawatch for 8 October 2017Turning up the noise on an unlikely 'teal deal'; sport on screen suddenly back on the agenda; Brent Edwards signs off at RNZ....more36minPlay
September 30, 2017Party leaders picking on the mediaWhen Winston Peters took centre stage this week, he also took a big swing at the media. Other party leaders also criticised the media coverage of the election, but some political players and the media seemed to get along just fine....more13minPlay
September 30, 2017Too much talk about too few polls?The two big TV broadcasters aggressively promoted and reported the opinion polls they paid for during the election campaign, which returned some very different results. How did they compare with the result the mattered last weekend? Do we need more of them - or none at all?...more22minPlay
FAQs about Mediawatch:How many episodes does Mediawatch have?The podcast currently has 1,614 episodes available.