Media Archive
TVNZ in 2018: the public broadcaster finally remembers who owns it
The first of a series on the major New Zealand media companies, sourced through anonymous conversations with senior executives.
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While we rage against the evils of media, Silicon Valley’s titans pollute our lives
We love to hate the media but it's social media we should be concerned about, writes Danyl Mclauchlan.
The Spinoff Alternative Quote of the Year 2018
This week Massey University opened polling for their top 10 quotes of the year. Here's our 10.
The Spinoff Hot Take Advent Calendar: December 7
Today: Leonie Hayden on why she should still have a Christmas stocking.
The Spinoff Hot Take Advent Calendar: December 5
Today: Alex Braae on why you should pay for journalism.
Why does Rotorua hate Mike Hosking?
Mike Hosking's Newstalk ZB breakfast show rates highly in every city and region in the country except Rotorua. Madeleine Chapman investigates.
The Freeview documentary guide to getting smarter
You've already met the new Freeview On Demand – now it's time to get acquainted with the documentaries on it. Tara Ward has you sorted. Don’t listen to what your parents …
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Like, what is vocal fry?
In a paper published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal, a University of Canterbury study has found that vocal fry is voluntary and is becoming common in some young New Zealand women.
NZ’s biggest question for 2019: Who will commentate the rugby world cup?
Who are the runners and riders to call Beaudy’s World Cup winning drop goal in Japan, asks Jamie Wall
Who wore it stupider? Comparing Hosking and Hawkesby on cycling
Newstalk ZB listeners were treated to not one but two absurd opinion pieces from the hosts this morning, on a modest new government proposal to get kids cycling.
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Planet FM: the nicest radio station in Auckland
Leonie Hayden went in search of the people behind community access radio station Planet FM, and their newly minted and very silly Twitter account. She discovered a group of people who love their jobs and the communities they help.
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‘You’re a racist!’ Radio talkback host explodes at rugby bigot
In a dramatic moment on the radio airwaves, a sports talkback host put the theory of giving nothing to racism into practice.
Patrick Gower: I refused to let name-calling stop me chasing my dreams
Half of all children in New Zealand say they've experienced bullying, an ominous number in light of our dire mental health statistics. Patrick Gower reveals his own struggles in an emotional appeal to stand strong.
How can the internet help fix the fake news miasma it created?
With social media having sprouted misinformation machines, we need to think harder about the right tools to use to fight back
The TV ad banned as ‘too political’, and what it says about corporate caring
The ad might not be shown on television, but the company behind it has got the publicity it was looking for, writes Cathrine Janssson-Boyd.
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Are work Christmas parties always rubbish now?
As Marcus Lush reveals ‘outrage about the NZME Christmas Party’, we launch our crowd-sourced investigation into the contemporary reality of the festive work do.
Why we should all be worried by Stuff’s proposal to slash community news
Stuff has confirmed that 16 reporter and three news director jobs could be made redundant in community papers. And that's terrible news, former Rodney Times editor Rhonwyn Newson writes for Newshub.
Snooze chasers: test-driving Bose’s ‘noise masking’ earbuds
A new product from the upmarket US audio company promises to lull you to sleep. We take them to bed.
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