Media
Feature interview: behind the Manson murders
For 20 years, journalist Tom O'Neill immersed himself in an investigation of one of the most bizarre and gruesome crimes in America, the Manson Murders. Audio
Feature interview: Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman is the director and co-writer of a new film called Saturday Night that follows the chaotic 90 minutes before Saturday Night Live launched in 1975. Audio
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Linda Burgess talks about the latest series about Donald Trump. She then swerves to discuss the final of The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes and then muse son the impact of The Repair Shop. Audio
NZ Geographic's bold survival strategy
Mediawatch - The award-winning magazine has adopted "radical transparency" in a bold bid to secure survival and turn readers into stakeholders.
Stephen Fry returns to New Zealand
English actor and all-round treasure Stephen Fry returns to New Zealand with a brand-new show in November. Audio
The Post's owner signs up to new Wellington pressure group
Two top US papers copped backlash when billionaire owners interfered in election coverage. Mediawatch asks if the boss of Stuff could compromise her own company's coverage in Wellington.
Mediawatch for Sunday 3rd November 2024
Could the boss of the country's biggest news publisher joining a local ginger group alongside political figures compromise her own company's coverage in the capital? Also: award-winning NZ Geographic… Audio
The making of Donald Trump
A few days out from the US presidential election, The Apprentice tells the story of how Trump became Trump. Audio
Podcast Critic: The Prosecutors and Legacy
Today Jemima Huston reviews The Prosecutors, true crime stories as told by two prosecutors. She also discusses Legacy, a podcast about famous figures. Audio
Hitting the ground reckoning in the US
Midweek Mediawatch - Kiwi journalists in the US ramp up election reflections - and some politicians here too. US papers cop it for u-turns on backing Harris; TVNZ backtracks on its 1 News website -… Audio
Feature interview: the world's scariest lakes
October is Spooky Lake month, and writer and hobby limnologist Geo Rutherford takes us on a tour of some of the creepiest lakes on earth. Audio
TVNZ abandons plan to axe its 1News website
The state broadcaster previously cancelled a plan to close its 1News website from February to meet budget demands.
Deep turmoil at Washington Post, as Bezos silent on non-endorsement
One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper's staff are in…
Australia rejects US right-wing broadcaster's visit - will NZ?
A controversial right-wing US broadcaster, whose entry to Australia was recently blocked, has applied for a New Zealand visa.
Mediawatch for Sunday 27th Oct 2024
How US media have coped with the controversial campaign for the upcoming election there - and how our media fared covering the election here one year ago. Audio
Washington Post refusal to endorse in presidential race draws backlash
The move has sparked widespread outrage among the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper's staffers.
The Mixtape: DJ Tina Turntables, Station Manager at Radio One
Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Kristina Simons, aka DJ Tina Turntables. She started her career in music television, working at Juice TV, Max TV and Alt TV and continued to work in entertainment media… Audio
Deadly Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon prompts global condemnation
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it "strongly condemned" the attack, urging the international community to "stop Israel's long-standing pattern of impunity in journalist killings."
Midweek Mediawatch: Sweating the small stuff
Emile Donovan is joined in the Auckland studio by Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell to discuss the big media stories of the week, including the fallout from RNZ's decision to scrap an episode of Anika Moa's… Audio
ABBA's Bjorn among 11,500 artists to issue AI warning
Stars of music, literature, screen and stage put their names to statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.
