Fairfax Media
Covering crime and court cases comes at a cost
An Australian court has ruled in favour of a journalist who claimed covering crime and court cases exposed her to life-long trauma. Mediawatch asks veteran crime reporter Gary Tippet, who gave… Audio
Takeover terminates trans-Tasman media titan
New Zealand's biggest news publisher Stuff will soon have a new owner. After more than 150 years in publishing, its Australian parent Fairfax Media will cease to exist after a mega-merger with… Audio
Stuff switches size
The country’s biggest paper chain downsized its daily papers this week to freshen them up, cut costs and hopefully halt sliding sales. But apart from the smaller pages - what’s new? And how did… Audio
Big publisher culls community papers
The country's biggest publisher of news is preparing to close or sell many of its rural and community newspapers around the country. Mediawatch looks at the reasons why and what it might mean for the… Audio
Publishers' paid content 'deliberately designed to deceive' - watchdog
The press watchdog says some sponsored stories from overseas carried by New Zealand’s two biggest news websites were “deliberately designed to deceive” and have breached professional standards. The… Audio
Downsizing your daily papers
Fairfax Media is planning to shrink its daily papers around the country to a tabloid - or ‘compact’ - size next year. Why? And how will it change what’s on the pages? Mediawatch asks Fairfax Media… Audio
Media merger saga goes to court
New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news go to court today to try and overturn the competition watchdog's refusal to green-light a merger.
The fallout from reporting the raids - ten years on
The police, politicians and people caught up in the anti-terror raids ten years ago all felt the fallout from them. So did the media, criticised for amplifying fears of terrorism and accused of… Audio
Floating flaky facts on water
$18 cabbages? An extra $75 for wine? Eye-watering claims about the crippling costs of charging for water floated free in the media this past week - even in the rural press which should have known… Audio
Shooting the messenger hunting an MP gone MIA
A recording allegedly made in secret was the downfall of scandal-struck MP Todd Barclay, who has vanished from public view. Now another recording has rescued the reputation of a reporter accused of… Audio
Media merger moves to court
Why are media companies Fairfax Media and NZME challenging their merger knockback in court?
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Nelson next in line for paper cut
The nation’s biggest news publisher Fairfax Media is proposing to cut back the Nelson Mail newspaper and print it in Christchurch to cut costs. Audio
Fallout from the media merger knockback
A merger of New Zealand’s two biggest news publishers has been on the table for the past year. This week the competition watchdog pulled the rug out from under it. Mediawatch asks ex-editors if that… Audio
Competition watchdog kills media merger
The Commerce Commission has declined a merger which would have created New Zealand’s biggest news media company. Mediawatch looks at the reasons behind the decision and what may happen next.
'Journalism Still Matters' 10 years on
Ten years ago, the journalists' union held a summit at Parliament under the banner 'Journalism Matters' to air their fears about commercial pressures diminishing the quality of news. 10 years later… Audio
Closing down Cadbury's bad news
News of the Cadbury factory's closure came as a big blow in Dunedin this week - especially for the hundreds of people their likely to lose their jobs. But they weren't able to tell the media how they… Audio
Can journalism fly in New Zealand?
“Extending the runway” was the concept of choice this week as New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news tried to convince the competition watchdog to give a green light to a merger. Audio
Media merger hopefuls make their pitch
New Zealand’s two biggest publishers of news have been putting their case for a merger to the competition watchdog. If it goes ahead, it’ll be the biggest shake-up in the news media for years, but…
'I try to mix it up a wee bit'
Anabela Rea talks trends, landing a job in fashion and the importance of promoting cultural diversity and clothing that works for all types of women. Audio
Media merger partners push their point in public
Editors at two big media companies seeking to merge are all of one mind on the issue. But many of their predecessors are in the other corner - along with the competition watchdog
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