Mediawatch

RNZ New Zealand

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.

Episodes

Midweek - anti-nuke angst, gagging, rich list resistance, youth news fails

Managing the sugar-free Budget message, TVNZ youth service dies young

Midweek - Awards and honours, future of papers, journalism by numbers, Dame Jools

Public servants cut deep, RNZ boss flags exit, AI for programmes & podcasts

Midweek - mayors mouth off, end of the golden weather page

Politicians vs media getting personal, live sport habits, cockroach radio, MMP maths

Midweek - Sherman pile-on and pile-up, TVNZ's big sport play, football frenzies

Putting down the broadcast watchdog, deputy PM lashes RNZ & TVNZ

Midweek - BSA binned, Voyager sinned, Tame's empty chair & Brown's beefs

India FTA & butter chicken blurts, TVNZ’s political pressure, stadium rocks rugby

Midweek - Political tension at TVNZ, PM skips Breakfast, the power of noise & silence

PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV

Midweek - vote of confidence, TVNZ+ upgrade, dogs on screen

News trust up after years of slumps, storm before the calm

Midweek - Breakfast battles, trust up, Welly woe, piggybacking on others' content

Reporting Trump’s outrageous outbursts, Petrolhead & motoring media adapt to fuel fears

Midweek - Trump outburst outrage, Aussie soldier's fall from grace, Phillips doco revelations

Midweek - BSA extends reach, a bad week for Big Tech, breakfast with Tova and an easter chocolate ban.

Who’s winning the war, where the ad money goes, Chathams spending scandal

Midweek - media v Hegseth, TVNZ defamation win, SNL from USA to UK. peas piffle