Mark Jennings
High court dismisses Advance NZ's attempts to get in debate
The High Court has thrown out Advance NZ's attempt to stop a Newshub Powerbrokers multi-party leaders' debate going ahead without them. The Panel speaks to Mark Jennings about the media's role in… Audio
Why TV election debates are so crucial
A look at the three elements that make up the TV election debate - the broadcaster, the moderator, and the politician. Audio
Why TV election debates are so crucial
A look at the three elements that make up the TV election debate - the broadcaster, the moderator, and the politician.
AudioFormer TV3 news boss on MediaWorks TV sale
TV3's news operations are thought to be safe, with confirmation the channel is being sold to US company Discovery.
MediaWorks has been trying to sell its TV operation since late last year and has… Audio
Changing channels - the future of screen entertainment
The TV landscape has changed beyond recognition - but there's a confusing picture over where your screen entertainment will be coming from in the future. Audio
Changing channels - the future of screen entertainment
The TV landscape has changed beyond recognition - but there's a confusing picture over where your screen entertainment will be coming from in the future.
AudioWhat could a merged RNZ and TVNZ look like?
RNZ and TVNZ could be disestablished and replaced with a new public broadcaster under a new proposal that may be before Cabinet within weeks.
The government is looking at how best to shore up public… Audio
MediaWorks TV on the block - what next?
Broadcasting company MediaWorks intends to sell off its television operations, putting TV channels Three, ThreeLife, the joint-venture Bravo and news service Newshub in limbo - and hundreds of jobs… Audio
MediaWorks TV on the block - what next?
Broadcasting company MediaWorks intends to sell off its television operations, putting TV channels Three, ThreeLife, the joint-venture Bravo and news service Newshub in limbo - and hundreds of jobs…
AudioHow will you watch the Rugby World Cup?
Have you worked out how you'll be watching the Rugby World Cup this year? Because the way sport is being delivered to our screens is changing. Audio
How will you watch the Rugby World Cup?
Have you worked out how you'll be watching the Rugby World Cup this year? Because the way sport is being delivered to our screens is changing.
AudioNZ journo says Fiji detention a "bizarre" experience
Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has apologised to three New Zealand journalists detained overnight in the capital Suva. The Newsroom journalists were released without charge after the… Video, Audio
Fiji PM apologises to three detained NZ journalists
Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama has apologised to three New Zealand journalists detained overnight in the capital Suva. Newsroom's co-editor Mark Jennings, investigative journalist Melanie… Audio
Three NZ journalists detained in Fiji
Three Newsroom journalists were detained by police in Suva, Fiji, last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer accused of environmental desecration of an island in the… Audio
Salmon set to surpass dairy, save the planet
New Zealand’s biggest salmon farmer has an audacious project to make aquaculture bigger than dairy. Think huge underwater salmon paddocks under the Cook Strait, and an industry with an environmental… Audio
Mark Jennings, Colin Peacock discuss RadioLive, Mediaworks changes
The talk station Radio Live is to be cut back and jobs are likely to go.
In a memo to staff, the chief news officer for Mediaworks, which owns the station said the simulcast with TV3's breakfast and… Audio
Debatable benefits of head-to-head clashes
Three live Ardern v English debates in seven days pumped up coverage of the election campaign. The media picked out the leaders’ zingers, bangers and clangers, and they agonised over who won and who… Audio
Debatable benefits of head-to-head clashes
Three live Ardern v English debates in seven days pumped up coverage of the election campaign. The media picked out the leaders’ zingers, bangers and clangers, and they agonised over who won and who…
AudioFake News and the 2017 General Election
How will fake news affect this year's General Election campaign? A panel discussion on the local implications of what's a very live issue worldwide. Audio
The ethics of hidden cameras
The Newsroom website launched this week with a scoop on caged eggs being passed-off as free range that was undoubtedly in the public interest, but did it justify the use of hidden cameras? Mediawatch'… Audio