Labour's 'who knew what and when' scandal; blocking extremism from the internet six months after Christchurch; Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori embraced by media - but what about the other weeks

Labour's 'who knew what and when' scandal; blocking extremism from the internet six months after Christchurch; Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori embraced by media - but what about the other weeks

The mainstream media is embracing te reo Maori like never before but for fluent te reo Maori speakers things have gone backwards on RNZ since Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori was first launched in 1975.

The mainstream media is embracing te reo Maori like never before but for fluent te reo Maori speakers things have gone backwards on RNZ since Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori was first launched in 1975.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about On Weed - a Patrick Gower joint in a blaze of publicity and some cases of journalists opening up with mixed results: Also - two cases of angst over anonymity.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about On Weed - a Patrick Gower joint in a blaze of publicity and some cases of journalists opening up with mixed results: Also - two cases of angst over anonymity.

Efforts to confront two different but potentially deadly diseases hit the headlines this past week. Both were complicated stories impressively reported and explained by the media - but sometimes opinions obscured ‘news we could use’.

Melanie Bunce cut her teeth in journalism at the Otago Daily Times. Now she teaches and researches it at one of the UK’s most prestigious journalism schools and tracks the trends that shape the uncertain future of news. What state are our media in now - and what do they need to survive and prosper?

Melanie Bunce cut her teeth in journalism at the Otago Daily Times. Now she teaches and researches it at one of the UK’s most prestigious journalism schools and tracks the trends that shape the uncertain future of news. What state are our media in now - and what do they need to survive and prosper?

Efforts to confront two different but potentially deadly diseases hit the headlines this past week. Both were complicated stories impressively reported and explained by the media - but sometimes opinions obscured ‘news we could use’.