Podcast
Mediawatch
Hosted by RNZ · EN
There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.
17episodes
Episodes
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Midweek - Awards and honours, future of papers, journalism by numbers, Dame Jools
6d ago00:24:24Tap to summarizeAwards in tense times between politics & media, RNZ's ratings, pondering papers' future, journalism by numbers - and the death of Dame Jools Topp.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Public servants cut deep, RNZ boss flags exit, AI for programmes & podcasts
1w ago00:43:42Tap to summarizeMedia-weigh up cuts to public service and claims AI can fill the gap. Also: RNZ's long-serving boss flags his exit amid political calls for change, AI for programme-makers and podcasters. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Midweek - mayors mouth off, end of the golden weather page
2w ago00:22:42Tap to summarizeTwo mayors mouth off and get a little loose in long-form chats - and a former one blasts the media in a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry. Also: Stuff papers dump the weather page- and some talkback callers aren't happy. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Politicians vs media getting personal, live sport habits, cockroach radio, MMP maths
2w ago00:44:01Tap to summarizePoliticians vs media: the worst it’s ever been, and getting worse? Or just more of the butting heads between the powerful and the press we’ve always had? Also: live sport’s not just a TV and radio game these days, radio is a cockroach (and cheap) and an MMP maths fail. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Midweek - Sherman pile-on and pile-up, TVNZ's big sport play, football frenzies
3w ago00:21:49Tap to summarizeMaiki Sherman's exits sparks a pile-on and a pile-up of opinions. Also: TVNZ's bold sports plays, frenzied football finales. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Putting down the broadcast watchdog, deputy PM lashes RNZ & TVNZ
3w ago00:44:28Tap to summarizeThe government wants to scrap the BSA and fill the accountability void with self-regulation. Would that work? Would standards suffer? Will it happen at all? Also: ministers must not interfere in public broadcasters, but the Deputy PM has sounded off about RNZ, TVNZ and its outgoing political editor.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Midweek - BSA binned, Voyager sinned, Tame's empty chair & Brown's beefs
4w ago00:23:23Tap to summarizeGovernment moves to bin the BSA, Voyager awards bin sponsor, Jack Tame's empty chair & Wayne Brown says 'don't go there' Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →India FTA & butter chicken blurts, TVNZ’s political pressure, stadium rocks rugby
May 200:41:04Tap to summarizeOur FTA with India’s a big deal, but how did our media deal with blurts from opponents - as well as our changing place in a fast-changing world? Also: TVNZ under political pressure - and a new stadium spark rugby joy while the Warriors spark worry. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Midweek - Political tension at TVNZ, PM skips Breakfast, the power of noise & silence
Apr 2900:26:19Tap to summarizeTVNZ's political editor under scrutiny - as PM skips Breakfast. Also: Piers Morgan vs Russell Brand in pauses & York City vs Rochdale full noise.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV
Apr 2500:40:01Tap to summarizeReports National MPs might roll their leader sparked a frenzy that prompted the PM's ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ vote. When he won, he told media to shut up too. Fair enough? Also: Microsoft’s main man’s urged NZ to embrace AI while an expert warns our media have a lot to lose - and dodgy weather on TV.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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