Tag: Mediawatch
A NZ documentary revival spotlights crime and injustice
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
A recent revival of local prime-time TV documentaries has highlighted some thorny social issues and raised awkward questions...
Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
Once again Aotearoa New Zealand's local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement....
TVNZ’s media marriage at first sight – ending in tears or...
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Media execs and concerned citizens alike aired their fears about the government’s public media plan -- and...
Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news
RNZ News
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
There is mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their...
Sick and tired of the sickness – some media try to...
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
Covid has now killed around 1700 people in New Zealand, but much of our news reporting and commentary has focused on...
Mad, bad or mostly moderate? Media’s mixed message on protest
RNZ Mediawatch
There was plenty of condemnation of New Zealand's illegal occupation of Parliament in the media at first -- but this week some media...
Mediawatch NZ: Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Al Noor Mosque imam Gamal Fouda speaking to Christchurch, New Zealand, and the watching world. He says despite the terrorist's intentions, New Zealand remains...
‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard
By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch
In 2017, the New Zealand media featured 14,349 stories that included the word Islam - nearly 13,000 of those...
How Christchurch mosque assault has made a mark on NZ media
By Colin Peacock, editor of Mediawatch NZ
The attack in Christchurch has forced New Zealand news media to rethink the way they work, whose voices...
Philippines reporting risks grow under ‘The Punisher’, says PCIJ advocate
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Journalists in the Philippines take their life in their hands doing their job. What was already one of the world's riskiest...
Investigative journalism – from the NZ wars to Pike River
BOOKS: By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch
It's often been said there are just seven stories in all of literature. If a new collection of a 150...
Al Jazeera caught in the Qatar crisis crossfire, reports Mediawatch
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
So-called "fake news" and the damage it can do has featured much in the media in recent months.
Radio NZ's Mediawatch...
Mediawatch: Waitangi coverage – all squeak, no Māori analysis
Protests against the Trans Pacific Partnership at Waitangi were reported around the world last week after nurse Julie Butler threw a squeaky penis-shaped toy...
