Mediawatch

Midweek - BSA binned, Voyager sinned, Tame's empty chair & Brown's beefs

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Government moves to bin the BSA, Voyager awards bin sponsor, Jack Tame's empty chair & Wayne Brown says 'don't go there' Go to this episode on rnz.co....

India FTA & butter chicken blurts, TVNZ’s political pressure, stadium rocks rugby

02 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our FTA with India’s a big deal, but how did our media deal with blurts from opponents - as well as our changing place in a fast-changing world? Als...

Midweek - Political tension at TVNZ, PM skips Breakfast, the power of noise & silence

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

TVNZ's political editor under scrutiny - as PM skips Breakfast. Also: Piers Morgan vs Russell Brand in pauses & York City vs Rochdale full noise.Go to...

PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV

25 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Reports National MPs might roll their leader sparked a frenzy that prompted the PM's ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ vote. When he won, he told media to shut ...

Midweek - vote of confidence, TVNZ+ upgrade, dogs on screen

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Who's happy after the PM's 'put up or shut up' showdown? Also: TVNZ tweaks its on-demand offering, sheepdogs on screen, one dodgy weather show and one...

News trust up after years of slumps, storm before the calm

18 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trust in the news is up again after years of decline, the latest annual survey says. But it als says trust in social media is up and more of us tune o...

Midweek - Breakfast battles, trust up, Welly woe, piggybacking on others' content

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Over-egged media battle at breakfast-time, piggy-backing on others’ content, chronicling the capital's crisis, a surprise bump in trust in our news....

Reporting Trump’s outrageous outbursts, Petrolhead & motoring media adapt to fuel fears

11 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Some say he's unhinged. Others reckon outrageous utterances are part of his media management. How should media handle the stuff Trump says? Also: publ...

Midweek - Trump outburst outrage, Aussie soldier's fall from grace, Phillips doco revelations

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Outrageous outbursts from Trump - again. Also: revealing details of the documentary about the Police pursuit of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips, and a ...

Midweek - BSA extends reach, a bad week for Big Tech, breakfast with Tova and an easter chocolate ban.

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The BSA has decided it has jurisdiction over digital outlets like The Platform - hosted by former-RNZer Sean Plunket - sparking heated debate. US Cour...

Who’s winning the war, where the ad money goes, Chathams spending scandal

28 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The bulk of the big money advertisers spent in our media goes offshore to big online operators. What’s the future for the ad industry here? Also: mi...

Midweek - media v Hegseth, TVNZ defamation win, SNL from USA to UK. peas piffle

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The media chalk up a win in the Pentagon - maybe. Also: TVNZ's comprehensive court win over co-governance campaigner, some bold journalism from newspa...

Reporting shortages & petrol panic, privacy v the right to speak out

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Reporting shortages without prompting petrol panic. Also: a social media post about the Labour Party leader ended up as headline news - in spite of de...

Midweek - political leader obsession, Trump v BBC, athletics aesthetic reboot, feijoas are bad

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why are so many stories zeroed in on political party leaders? Also: Trump's wild claims about the BBC, Post and Press online makeover, TVNZ's aestheti...

The polls that pressure politics, Country Calendar’s Coro Street-level staying power

14 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The media piled on after one poor poll result, piling more pressure on the PM. Who calls the shots as third parties get in in the act with news media?...

Covid quibbling, Iranian opinion and history, ‘Peter Bassett’ update

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Another Covid inquiry prompted plenty of pandemic pointscoring - but not so much on the plan for the next one. Also: who speaks for Iranians - and who...

War in the Middle East, political criticism & influence concerns at home, PM still PM

07 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s war in the Middle East again, stretching media already stressed by conflict - and nonsense from leaders is not helping. Also: questions about n...

Midweek - War breaks out in Iran; PM fluffs his lines; TVNZ's interference fears

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Coverage of war breaking out on Iran, influencers' soft power picture shattered, the local angles including a PM punished for fluffing his lines. Also...

Govt moves on rough sleepers, reporting Wellington woes, mystery blogger

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The government’s moved on rough sleepers and beggars downtown - by giving the police power to move them out of town. How did the media handle that t...

Midweek - Andrew image explodes, goalie's grief goes global, The Press looks back, PM's soc-med scorn,

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

'That' image of Andrew becomes one of world’s most-reproduced images ever - and a local goalie's grief went global too. Also - The Press looks back ...

Immigration issue amped up, ceiling for streaming, over-the-top umbrella

21 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Anti-immigration political parties have been boosted in many countries. Now NZ First forcing the issue onto the news agenda. Also: is streaming eating...

Midweek - terrorist's identity conundrum, private functions go very public & AI on ice

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Judgments media made reporting the recent court hearing featuring mass-murderer Brenton Tarrant. Also: how two private functions at one private club e...

Infrastructure anxiety hits headlines again, AI slop feeds fake news flood

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Solid and liquid sewage is streaming into the sea in the capital, as the government says we need to import gas to ease energy shortages. Flaky infrast...

Midweek - WaPocalypse now, FLOTUS film flop, 'enshitification' outbursts, sweary hero

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Turmoil at one of the great names of US media - The Washington Post. Also: the FLOTUS film flop, the sweary hero of our Winter Olympics, an outburst ...

Bad language on the air & AI in our newsrooms

07 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Surveys say we don't yet trust AI in our news, but a new report shows our newsrooms are all using it - even if they’re not telling us. Another repor...

Midweek - Epstein overdrive & icky encounters, more Mauao fallout, Luxon on camera, MediaWorks changes hands

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Epstein Files hog headlines worldwide as local angles emerge here. Also: more commentary on the tragedy at Mount Maunganui, the PM copping unfair crit...

Death, devastation and extreme weather test media, NBR copyright crusade confronts customers

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The deadly disaster in the north was sparked by weather which was extreme - but no longer unexpected. Media mapped out how it happened and lapses in t...

Midweek - Mauao tragedy under media lens, morning news shake-up, the art of the solo promo

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How media reported the Mauao disaster and devastation elsewhere - and political counter-claims at a time of tragedy. Also morning news shake-up ahead,...

Economic forecasts, weather forecasts, summer break clickbait, TVNZ courtroom dramas & a Wellywood vibecheck

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How should media handle the mixed messages on the economy as politicians and pressure groups push policy and public opinion? Also: The fall of The Hou...

Midweek - the good, bad and weird of 2025

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Colin Peacock and Emile Donovan hand out Mediawatch’s not-very-prestigious and not-at-all coveted annual awards - such as best leading of the media ...

'Mother of all debates’ & right v left polarisation of news

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The finance minister's pushed back at PR campaign that made news even before it began. The impact of online advocacy on our politics and news was also...

Midweek: PMs hog the screen - but not ours, Coster at length, WBD-what a big deal

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Presidents and Prime Ministers happily hogged the screen in TV specials this week - but not our PM. Ex-top cop Andrew Coster broke his silence at leng...

The political push for a social media ban, flatpack fever infects media

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Australia’s banning social media for teens, and there’s a slick media campaign for the same here. The PM’s onside, but will the government follo...

Midweek - Luxon rolls on but Dallow's done, intimate image exposure, RNZ boost, premature Xmas

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

PM pushes back the rumours of a rolling, but Dallow leaves TVNZ. Also: the ethics of intimate image exposure, RNZ's numbers boost - and when is it too...

Coup claims, Kiwisaver rev-up & do our media get the economy?

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The government pledged to ‘build the future’ with its first election policy this week - and TVNZ aired a special about our economic problems. Do o...

Midweek - Field family funeral, newspaper bounceback, highway chickens

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Field family's funeral livestreamed, newspaper readership rebound, Press shines a light on who owns Christchurch, but Stuff slips up on the story ...

EV angst, NZ Geo confronts financial fragility

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

EVs were booming, but incentives have been stripped back and recent reports of fires have fueled safety fears. Has media coverage amped up the danger?...

Midweek - more Trump v BBC, Tararua tavern tensions, Emile's Irish slapdown

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trump vs BBC escalates, Irish and Scottish footballers - and Ronaldo - make epic media moments, Emile's Irish podcast slapdown. Also - Tararua tavern ...

BBC under pressure from outside - and within

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One edit in one episode ended up at the epicentre of major crisis for the world’s biggest public broadcaster. Trump might take the BBC to the cleane...

Midweek - Shocker coppers, BBC bloodbath, Te Pāti Māori meltdown

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two top BBC bosses quit in wake of Trump editing scandal, Police top brass blasted by damning IPCA report, Te Pāti Māori meltdown prompts more media...

Saving the marriage between journalism and the people, Duke of Yuck

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Surveys say our trust in the news is slipping seriously, but the latest one asks Kiwis why and what might get it back, and an RNZ editor’s new book ...

Midweek - Police v Stuff, Dame Noeline's media blitz, NBR bails up its own customers

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police back away from taking Stuff to court - but issue a warning. Also: Dame Noeline Taurua blows the Silver Ferns saga open again with a media blitz...

OTT on CGT, punching below our weight on media freedom, big rejig in Māori news

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Labour bit the bullet on capital gains tax this week, but the political point-scoring was a zero-sum game. Also: a big rejig of Māori news & current ...

Midweek - severe storms test media, netball keeps media at bay, AI gives voice to the dead

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Severe storms bring the best out of media - but climate change mentions raise hackles. Also: netball's top-brass keep exasperated media out of their i...

Hearts and minds battle on ‘mega-strike,’ Talley's v TVNZ in court

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lawyers went toe-to-toe in court for weeks over a series of TVNZ news scoops about health and safety - and the broadcaster’s own newsgathering. What...

Midweek - loud calls to call off the broadcasting watchdog, sorry - but not sorry

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One complaint to the BSA has the PM claiming 'overreach' and his minister pledging reform - while politicians and lobby groups call for the watchdog t...

Pāti-political rift plays out in media, what counts as broadcasting and who decides?

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The broadcasting watchdog has told alternative online outlet The Platform it can consider complaints about it - just like TV and radio. Part of the pr...

Midweek - Gaza ceasefire, Platform v watchdog, Metro moves, self-selected polls

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Media coverage of the Gaza ceasefire, Platform's Plunket pushes back on broadcast watchdog, Metro magazine 'restructures' its full-time staff - and sh...

Netball’s PR nightmare, online harm examined again

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Netball’s a national sport - and it's natural the media want to know if something’s going wrong at the top. But have media made the game’s curre...

Midweek - Winston's window stoush, Māori news funding, RNZ ins-and-outs, Graham Bell

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Row over Gaza protest targeting foreign minister's house gets political - and an actress is cut from an ad. Also: RNZ picks new audio chief as two sta...

Seismic shift on quake-prone properties; ‘Not now’ on Palestinian statehood, current affairs catch-up

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The rules are changing for earthquake-prone buildings - and many in the media are praising the savings. But the devil is in the details. Also: how the...

Midweek - Watchdog rules on coverage of teen tragedy, Black Fern feedback & US golf goofs

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Media Council rules RNZ lacked balance reporting the tragic tale of a transgender teen. Also - RNZ cuts arts and culture programming on air, more...

Short-term focus on long-term problems; Trump vs media; tackling taboo topics without grievance

27 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bad news about the economy piling up - and piling pressure on the politicians in charge of it. But are the media shining light in the right places? Al...

Midweek - Trump vs comedy & free speech, TVNZ & RNZ's trust, Black Ferns blowback

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trump's aggression puts media on the back foot; good news for RNZ on public trust - and for TVNZ after a spot check for bias; blowback for the Black F...

News desert warning, pros & cons of property, Ferns falter, more Phillips fallout

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hardly a news bulletin or newspaper goes by without stuff about houses and property. But what kind of coverage is it? And what effect does it have? A...

Midweek - Kirk's killing, rugby (over)reactions, more Phillips fallout

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Kirk's killing prompts strong reactions - even at this distance; 'historic' beating for All Blacks - and more muted coverage of winning Black...

Fugitive family & public interest, Te Pāti Māori v MSM, AI news to save newsrooms?

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After fugitive father Tom Phillips' violent death, media made judgements about the public interest, the interests of the children - and what intereste...

Midweek: Fugitive father saga ends, row over doco and access, left v right

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Media go big on the epic - but tragic - tale of fugitive father Tom Phillips; angst over over exclusive access for doco makers- and a columnist's crit...

Exaggerating Amazon, end of the ‘foreign ban,’ RNZ flags change in music and arts

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon investing billions and creating hundreds of jobs in tech here made breathless headlines earlier this week. But it turned out to be old news - a...

Midweek - Friday night lights-out, harsh spotlight, bolt from the boot

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reserve Bank chair's after-hours exit fails to blunt media interest, harsh spotlight on new political candidate, the farmer who survived a bolt from t...

RNZ’s bid to stop the National slide, minding your Ps & Cs

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The new plan to stop RNZ National losing listeners - and a harsh review of the network’s capability and culture. How’s RNZ’s boss handling this ...

Midweek: TVNZ starts charging, NZME loses cash, RNZ gains listeners

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TVNZ launches its first paid-for product, NZME announces a $400k loss and the composition of its new editorial board - and RNZ's listenership snakes u...

Image problems, clawing cash back from AI crawlers, gentle political whispers

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One woman became the unwilling face of a political cause she strongly opposed because her image was for sale online - and one outlet faked photos of a...

Midweek: RNZ's radio plan, conflict of interest complaint, ugly ad

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

RNZ's strategy to stop the loss of radio listeners sparks a strong reaction from pundits - and the listeners. Also - a political party proves a point ...

Statehood stoush, poll ’predictions,’ RNZ’s loss of listeners, do media deliver what Kiwis expect?

16 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How the media handled controversy over recognising Palestine - two political opinion polls in a day. Also: RNZ prepping out a plan to stop the loss of...

Midweek: Assassinations in Gaza, poll chaos, ad backlash

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A crew of Al Jazeera journalists are assassinated in Gaza, two political polls in a day fire up the media, and an ad from Hobson's Pledge prompts a ba...

NCEA not achieved, Trump’s tariff ‘surprise,’ magazines on the block

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The media graded NCEA as ‘not achieved’ after the government proposed dumping it this week. Headlines here called Trump’s 15 per cent tariff on ...

Midweek: Reality TV on the public purse, RNZ tweaks, Donnell goneburger, french lesson

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Public purse picking up part of the bill for local reality TV, RNZ tweaks Morning Report, Hayden Donnell goneburger from Mediawatch, Colin taught a Fr...

FBI-NZ; paywave politics, media's Gaza dilemma, MEX folds after 160 years

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The headline-making secret visit of the FBI's top guy, the politics of paywave, and starvation in Gaza hitting home for news outlets. Also: the Marlbo...

Midweek: Starvation in Gaza, announcements of announcements, polling on a whim

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pressure goes on The Platform over a tweet from its founder, the government gets the media to cover an announcement of an announcement, and a polling ...

Bitter butter battle, Saudi cash chaging the picture for sport on screen

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The bitter battle over butter prices topped the news agenda this week, prompting a ‘please explain’ from the finance minister to Fonterra. Are med...

Midweek: 3 for $1, screen sport shake-up, commentary classics, frenchifying Emile

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sky buys Three for $1. Also - a shake-up sport on screen, some commentary classics, the Frenchification of Emile Donovan - and was Wrexham FC in Welly...

Politicians pressured by ads, ministers go multimedia with 'helpful' handouts

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Campaigns targeting politicians in the media are getting more intense - and politicians are getting more multimedia with their own messages for the pr...

Midweek: Chung email scandal, Stuff withdraws blood story, newsreader's political turn

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A media frenzy over Ray Chung's lurid email about Wellington mayor Tory Whanau, Stuff retracts a story about AI blood testing, and a former newsreader...

Covid inquiry 2, fiscal holes set for re-run, TVNZ bias check, French-ification flurry

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The backers of the second official inquiry into the Covid response say it’s crucial for preparing us for the next pandemic - but the media mostly ze...

Midweek: local papers fold, more BBC & ABC Gaza fallout, RNZ exec goes, peacock persecution

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The closure of more local newspapers, further fallout for the BBC and the ABC over editorial handling of Gaza, senior RNZ exec resigns - and peacock p...

Awkward opinions test broadcasters’ backbone; a picture of health; more political media criticism

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mediawatch looks at a sudden slew of stuff on screen about life at the coal face in health, hospitals and hospices. Is the up close and personal appro...

Midweek: Christchurch 'lone wolf' narrative questioned, a fiery interview on Newstalk, TradeMe's Stuff deal final

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new podcast questions the 'lone wolf' narrative around the Christchurch terror attack, Newsroom asks some hard questions about the state housing sel...

OMG! Is it WW3?, AI telling us what we want to hear?

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was hard for media all around the world to work out what happened in the Middle East. But claims that WW3 and global recession might be upon us her...

Midweek - Fog of war, dating start-up hiccups, Seymour vs media escalates

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The media’s difficulties sorting out the truth in the Middle East escalation,entrepreneur cites negative coverage selling her dating business, David...

Political skirmishes over sickness & health, media minister scritinised, property piffle

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Debate’s raging over private and public provision of surgery - and sick leave surged to the top of the agenda all of a sudden, sparked by an unlikel...

Midweek: A troubling story about a troubled trans teen's death, talk radio flip-flops

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

RNZ challenged over a troubling tale of a transgender teenager who died alone from anorexia, ZB's Ryan Bridge's performs a hot-take talk radio turnaro...

Local election promises, Greg Hywood, play about the past echoes the present

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some local election hopefuls are already pitching policies publicly. Are media checking them out before putting them in the news? Also: an Aussie once...

Midweek - LA aggro, advocacy ads, David v media, dangerous games

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Coverage of the aggro in LA; media feel the heat from advocacy ads, why David Seymour snubs Morning Report, the controversy created by dangerous comba...

Stuff twinned with Trade Me, NZME rings the changes at the top

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The same day Stuff twinned up with Trade Me, its big rival NZME overhauled its board and ushered in a self-described 'agitator' from overseas. But ...

Midweek - Stuff/Trade Me & NZME, video pivot, power of the edit

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stuff/Trade me marriage, NZME settles board stoush. Also - teething troubles at the Herald’s new show, the pivot to video - and the power of the edi...

Run It runs straight into trouble, changing climate for climate coverage

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The state of climate change reporting in a changed political climate - and a time when the media have their own existential emergency. Also - how the...

Midweek - Herald streaming, RNZ National falling, 'Deputy Dave' deep dives

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Herald's new streaming news show, RNZ National listeners tuning out, David Seymour's political past under the spotlight. On Mediawatch's we...

Budget 2025, vanguard v rearguard on AI, social media legal pushback

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The media make a big deal of the Budget every year, even though the big money’s already been announced. But what was in it for the media this year? ...

Midweek: Vance wins, Winston heckled, Stuff vs Stuff

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After days being berated for deploying the c-word, Andrea Vance was named political journalist of the year. Meanwhile Stuff took on Stuff, and Winston...

Pay equity, dead c-word strategy & c-bomb fallout, AI in BBC news

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Coverage of the outcry sparked by the sudden change to legislation for pay equity claims - and how one rude word in one newspaper column derailed the ...

Midweek - Stuff's C-bomb rocks the House, NZME truce, social media ban boosted

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Midweek - Sunday Star Times C-bomb dropped on ministers rocks the House, and the issue that sparked it - gender pay equity. Also - the government's m...

Sudden surge of concern about social media, NZME compromise, sport on screen

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An entire generation's grown up with little regulation of their digital world. But this week there was a sudden surge of political concern about socia...

Midweek - Compromise at NZME, politics podcast self-destructs, email scoop angst

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new compromise candidate emerges to lead NZME - along with some undisclosed outsourcing. Also: 1News scoop about Erica Stanford's emails draws fire ...

Bootcamp calls based on bad stats, election assumptions, NZME boardroom battle update

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Media assumptions about election outcomes were upended in Canberra and Canada this week - and guessing the result of upcoming ones in Wellington and t...

Doco lifts the lid on Destiny, Pope farewelled, US media party falls flat

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A controversial documentary series by TVNZ’s John Campbell - which didn’t quite kick off like it was meant to. Also: 'Peoples Pope' farewelled, U...

The health of health reporting; Peters' RNZ 'threat,' media freedom’s dark day

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The health sector throws up stories of serious crisis almost daily, but journalists find hard data hard to get. Also: media freedom worries increasing...

Midweek: surreal Pope coverage, spiky RNZ interview, identical eye-witnesses

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pope Francis's death prompts breaking news weirdness, Winston Peters butts heads with RNZ, identical Aussie twins go viral with synchronised eye-witne...

Jailed journo’s life on screen, Christian broadcaster beats the slump

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jailed journalist Peter Greste tells Mediawatch about the worst times in his life up on the big screen in 'The Correspondent.' Also - the country’s ...

Midweek: Polk folk, Facebook whistleblower faces US Senate, lobbying lid-lifting

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does TV doco Polk live up to the hype - or live down to the claims of tabloid clickbait? Also - further feedback on 'trust in news', new unofficial re...