It's been almost impossible to avoid distressing details in the news this week from two big murder trials in which young women were the victims - but one detail withheld is the identity of one of the accused. The media's had plenty to say about name suppression restricting their reporting in the past, but a recent law change with heavy penalties has gone under the radar.

It's been almost impossible to avoid distressing details in the news this week from two big murder trials in which young women were the victims - but one detail withheld is the identity of one of the accused. The media's had plenty to say about name suppression restricting their reporting in the past, but a recent law change with heavy penalties has gone under the radar.

As the government ponders its policy for the media, state-owned TVNZ has got a green light to put millions of dollars into ”betting big on local content”. This week it unveiled its programmes for 2020. What do we get for our money?

As the government ponders its policy for the media, state-owned TVNZ has got a green light to put millions of dollars into ”betting big on local content”. This week it unveiled its programmes for 2020. What do we get for our money?

As Facebook faces legal pushback in the US for exploiting users’ data, three reporters here produced eye-opening cautionary tales of online intrusion into people’s most private stuff for commercial gain.

As Facebook faces legal pushback in the US for exploiting users’ data, three reporters here produced eye-opening cautionary tales of online intrusion into people’s most private stuff for commercial gain.

Murder trials reported in excruciating detail - except one; TVNZ's local content play; 'Facebook thinks I'm pregnant' - cautionary tales about sharing digital data

Murder trials reported in excruciating detail - except one; TVNZ's local content play; 'Facebook thinks I'm pregnant' - cautionary tales about sharing digital data

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about New Zealand on Air feeding the big public media policy debate - and discovering people still hate ads; a pair of (mostly) pointless interviews and a single startling speech.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about New Zealand on Air feeding the big public media policy debate - and discovering people still hate ads; a pair of (mostly) pointless interviews and a single startling speech.