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Daily Show no-shows irk long-suffering fans
Sky TV has been copping flak recently for failing to screen the much-hyped last-ever Daily Show with Jon Stewart as advertised. Audio
Farewell current affairs TV?
The uncertain future of TV3s Campbell Live has provoked much media hand-wringing. Mediawatch looks at what might lie in store for TV current affairs.
Mixed reviews for Henry's show
Paul Henry's multi-platform breakfast show debuted this morning. Mediawatch's Colin Peacock tuned in.
The trickiest job, reporting North Korea
People in the west think North Koreans believe everything their dictator says, but as Mediawatch reports, westerners also tend to believe whatever the media tell them. Audio
Dirty Politics: warnings for the media?
The subtitle of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics is 'How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand's political environment'. Mediawatch asks if it has also poisoned the media.
Should NZ reporters fear spying?
Pen, notebook - and encryption key. It's time to add digital security to the reporter's toolkit, experts say. Mediawatch looks at journalism in the digital age. Audio