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BSA upholds complaint over dolphin mating scene in TV documentary
29 Jun 2023The scene, which showed a female dolphin being trapped and mated with by a group of unknown male dolphins upset children, a viewer said.
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RNZ journalist resigns over changes to international stories
21 Jun 2023An RNZ digital journalist at the centre of an investigation into pro-Russian edits inserted into international wire stories has resigned.
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Most complained about ads for 2022 revealed
30 May 2023A misleading Covid-19 vaccine slogan, a health campaign that flipped TV viewers the bird, and two sports stars in their underwear were among last year's top advertisements to provoke the ire of…
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'We've got one year to make it work' - Patrick Gower's news gamble
28 May 2023Mediawatch takes a look at Three's new current affairs show Paddy Gower Has Issues, which tries to balance comedic heckling and light-hearted investigations with in-depth reporting on the big issues. Audio
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Government rejected Spark's offer to invest millions in disaster-proofing networks
26 May 2023Spark's offer to swap $24 million it planned to spend on a 5G rollout came after towns were completely cut off following Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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A little local political difficulty pulls national media focus
Mediawatch: When a 'showdown' council meeting in Gore was livestreamed on major websites this week, peace broke out instead. Was that because of the media attention? Audio
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RNZ announces presenters for Midday Report and Pacific Waves
17 May 2023Charlotte Cook has been appointed presenter of Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga on RNZ National and Susana Suisuiki will host Pacific Waves on RNZ Pacific.
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'There are sites in NZ that publish misinformation' - Fighting fake news
Mediawatch - US-based NewsGuard is rating New Zealand's major news sites for reliability - and even preparing 'nutrition labels' to warn users to treat some of them with caution. Audio
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ChatGPT boss urges US Congress to regulate AI
17 May 2023The creator of advanced chatbot ChatGPT has called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence.
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Radio legend Murray 'Muzza' Inglis dies after cancer battle
14 May 2023One of the country's best-known radio personalities, Murray "Muzza" Inglis, has died aged 80, after a battle with cancer. New Plymouth-born Inglis had a career that spanned five decades. He...
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Jerry Springer, US talk show host, dies aged 79
28 Apr 2023Jerry Springer, the TV personality known for his long-running raucous talk show,has died aged 79.
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UK blocks Microsoft's deal to buy Call of Duty maker
Britain's decision to block Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard is a major blow to the biggest ever gaming deal.
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Fox settles Dominion defamation lawsuit for US$787.5m
Fox Corp and Fox News have resolved a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems averting a high-profile trial over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 US election.
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How phones can detect earthquakes
7 Apr 2023Fifty years since the first mobile phone call, the technology we carry around in our pocket is helping to create the world's biggest earthquake detection system.
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RNZ to receive $25m a year in funding boost
6 Apr 2023RNZ is to receive a funding increase of $25 million per year to maintain public media services, for "digital transformation" and supporting AM transmission. Audio
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Explained: Twitter is removing a basic safety feature - here's how not to get hacked
13 Mar 2023From next week many Twitter accounts will be less secure. Here's what you can use instead.
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White House backs Senate bill to boost US ability to ban TikTok
8 Mar 2023The White House backed legislation introduced by a dozen senators to give new powers to ban TikTok and other foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats.
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Netflix starts clamping down on account sharing in New Zealand
9 Feb 2023Netflix is cracking down on account sharing to stop multiple people accessing one account.
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Free software programs a risk to students' privacy - EdTech industry body
25 Dec 2022Software makers warn under-funding is prompting schools to use outdated and cheap computer programs that create cybersecurity and privacy risks.
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Media merger meets mounting resistance as clock ticks
While the media have aired angst about the new public media entity, the opportunities have barely been addressed - or the consequences of sticking with the status quo. Audio
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Mediawatch: Stuff’s regional rejig - and staff strife
11 Dec 2022Why has our biggest and only truly national news publisher Stuff just rejigged its regional reporting? The move has antagonised some staff against the backdrop of disputes over journalists' pay. Audio
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Apple to offer targets of hacking new security options
Apple plans to allow users to more tightly lock down items stored on its iCloud service and require a physical security key when logging in from a new device.
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Public media merger: Contractors paid $6000 per week on average
29 Nov 2022The government has $40m to spend on the transition of two - RNZ and TVNZ - into one entity, and at least a quarter of that is going on contractors.
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Relapse reports upset gang-based rehab programme leader
Mediawatch: A controversial gang-led drug rehab project is back in the news, with headlines highlighting the proportion of relapses. That prompted critics to claim it had failed, but was that fair? Audio
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