What would a merger between TVNZ and RNZ mean for New Zealand’s media landscape? 🔊
The New Zealand Government is considering significant changes to the configuration of public service media in New Zealand. Although there have been no announcements as to what these changes might be, one option is that TVNZ and RNZ might be disestablished in favour of...
Turning off the lights: Is the government to blame if Mediaworks’ TV3 shuts down?
By Peter A. Thompson Is the government to blame if Mediaworks’ TV3 shuts down? Peter Thompson looks into the crisis at the struggling network. MediaWorks’ television business has been attracting a great deal of attention recently, but unfortunately not entirely...
Why do we need journalism?
By Mel Bunce Journalism is facing a profound financial crisis. Around the world, news outlets are closing, and journalists are losing their jobs. Should we be worried? Journalism is often referred to as the ‘fourth estate’ – an institution that is necessary for...
How does the media weaponise far-right conspiracy theories?
By Heather Wood & Leslie Hahner Heather Woods and Leslie Hahner discuss how mainstream media helps to weaponize far-right conspiracy theories. Once an anti-Semitic rumor moved from fringe to the mainstream, it took less than two weeks for violence to erupt. The...
Q+A: What are the perils of being a war correspondent?
The world is as dangerous as it has ever been for journalists and war correspondents. Kidnapping, murder, and torture are the risks facing those trying to get us the information from the front line. How hard is it being a war correspondent? What are the issues that...
Is the term ‘fake news’ doing more harm than good?
By Joshua Habgood-Coote It has become part of our daily vocabulary but is the term ‘fake news’ doing more harm than good? Joshua Habgood-Coote explores. During a recent press conference in the UK, Donald Trump shut down a reporter from the news network he...
Dodgy deals: Does scandalising corruption backfire?
By Helen Jiang The Global Anticorruption Blog’s Helen Jiang explores whether scandalising political corruption in the news media can backfire. High profile corruption scandals are making headlines almost every day: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is...
How is conflating “fake news” with “bad press” stifling free speech in Southeast Asia?
By Maddie McMahon The Global Anticorruption Blog’s Maddie McMahon looks at Malaysia’s new anti-fake news bill and whether it could set dangerous new precedents in the country. Since at least 2016, complaints about “fake news” have become increasingly...
How is the truth gated and gagged?
By Gavin Ellis In an extract from his new book Complacent Nation, former New Zealand Herald editor-in-chief Gavin Ellis looks into how restrictions are applied when it comes to printing the truth in the news media. When I was a young reporter, “media...Subscribe by Email
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