A lifeboat to keep news afloat?
Last week the great and good of New Zealand’s news media urged MPs to back a law change to make Google and Facebook pay them for their news. They say the income could be critical to the survival of… Audio
From paper to platform - media's online dependence
Five years ago Dr Merja Myllylahti warned our news media were becoming dangerously dependent on global digital platforms which gave them online audiences but undercut their income and didn’t seem to… Audio
Low-key reveal of law to make big tech pay for news
Long-awaited legislation to force big tech platforms to pay New Zealand media for the news they disseminate online is now before Parliament. It could give our media with much-needed money in years to… Audio
Australia puts big tech under more pressure
These days the platforms that pump news round the internet make more money out of it than the media who make it. In Australia they’ve done deals to ensure the media get more. Now the government also… Video, Audio
Life after tech jobs
The hits just keep coming for tech workers all over the world. Claire Stapleton writes an advice column on Substack for tech workers with a warning for all employees to re-evaluate the role of work to… Audio
Google's most popular 2022 topics - Wordle, Queen, RAT tests
Wordle, Queen Elizabeth, how to do a RAT test. Among the most popular topics we've turned to Google for this year. Covid-related searches feature highly in New Zealand's top-ten searches, as do major… Audio
Business commentator Pattrick Smellie
Pattrick give his takes on the government's plan to legislate to make Google, Facebook and others pay for news. Also, why Auckland Council is looking to sell its stake in Auckland International… Audio
InternetNZ says sorry amid fallout from Maori threat video
InternetNZ has released the findings of a systemic review into racism in the organisation, following an incident last year involving a video threatening violence against Maori. Kathryn speaks to Dr… Audio
Media: Canada seeks deal with tech giants, TVNZ/RNZ merger
Media commentator Andrew Holden joins Kathryn to look at attempts by Canada to introduce legislation similar to Australia's that would compel the likes of Google and Meta to negotiate deals with… Audio
Your cameras are ours, Google surveillance, cyborg cockroaches
Mark Pesce discusses plans by the San Francisco City Council to make it legal for police to watch citizens' private feeds from their surveillance cameras. Google is going to start watching to see if… Audio
Platforms under pressure to pay for news
There’s mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in… Video, Audio
Media Commentator Andrew Holden
Andrew looks at the Google deal for NZ media collective, Sky back in the black, and the fascinating Crikey v Lachlan Murdoch stoush. Audio
The Week in Detail: Firefighters, Taiwan, and alcohol
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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How media headlines reach you
When you search for something on the internet, why do you get the results you get? Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: A new angle on housing
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about alternative approaches to stories about our housing and transport problems - and news media getting a green light to try and get Facebook… Audio
NZME undermines collective bid to confront tech titans
Google and Facebook have distributed New Zealand media outlets' news online for years - for free. Local media companies joined forces last year in a bid to get them to pay for it. But one of the… Audio
Timbuktu manuscripts: Mali's ancient documents captured online
A virtual gallery to showcase Mali's cultural history has been launched, featuring tens of thousands of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts.
Technology: Is Google search dying, and careful with your DNA
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about whether Google search has optimised itself to deliver ads, rather than worthwhile search results. What happens if Google continues to… Audio
Russian court fines Google and Meta platforms
Google has been fined $US98 million by a Moscow court for repeated failures to delete illegal content, setting a first in Russia.
New collective bid to make tech titans pay for NZ news
The umbrella group representing locally-owned news media wants to negotiate with Facebook and Google for "fair payment” for the local journalism appearing on their services. Australian news media have… Audio