Podcasts about Media Watch

Media Watch 2025 Episode 19: Press safety; Arms advocate; Conflict Class

Media Watch 2025 Episode 18: Thumb war; Chagrined charities; Injustice ignored 

Colin Peacock pops in on a Tuesday to discuss the long-rumoured, now-announced merger cooked up between TradeMe and Stuff.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 17: I Wake Up in Dubai; Jumping the gun; Palestine pulled

Media Watch 2025 Episode 16: It's complicated; Lights out; AI book list.

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? Also: vanguard vs the rearguard on AI in the media; political push-back on social media and more bad language - and the perils of cold-calling folks live on air. Read more about this episode of Mediawatch on the RNZ websiteThe media make a drama out of Budget Day every year, even though the big plot twists have been revealed in advance and big bits of the backstory aren't in the script. How did the critics rate this one? And what was in it for the media themselves?There's a vanguard in the media that wants to embrace the latest digital technology - and rearguard that resists it. Will the media ever see eye to eye on AI?Also: political bids to push back social media, more bad behaviour in politics - and bad language in the wake of the ‘c-bomb' affair.In this episode:Budget coverageWhat was in the Budget for the media? And what got cut?The BBC's Laura Ellis on the media's split over AI.Learn more:Mediawatch: How a Budget is covered | RNZ NewsGuests:Laura Ellis - BBC head of technology forecastingIf you have any thoughts for us - or ideas for us to follow up - get in touch. E-mail mediawatch@rnz.co.nz. You'll also find us @MediawatchNZ on X.Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcastsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Media Watch 2025 Episode 15: Defamation discharge; Furry fever; Bear baiting

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 debate. Also - AI at the BBC: how the world's biggest broadcaster is using AI in news and programmes. Read more about this episode of Mediawatch on the RNZ websiteThe sudden change to legislation for pay equity claims sparked a huge political outcry pumped up when one columnist used one very rude word in one newspaper column. How did the media sift the facts from all the political friction?Also: this week the BBC's top boss said social media platforms and disinformation endanger democracy – but the world's biggest broadcaster could help reverse this.Cutting-edge AI technology will be blended with BBC journalism for “a healthy core of fact-based news” that could benefit the world.The BBC boss tasked with looking into the future of technology tell us how the BBC already puts AI into news and documentaries in ways you might not expect.In this episode:01:10 – Hayden Donnell on coverage of pay equity legislation sidetracked by the party political spin.12:17 – Colin Peacock on the so-called c-bomb in the Sunday Star Times also derailing the debate. 20:00 – Laura Ellis tells us how the BBC is deploying AI for news and programmes.Learn more:Mediawatch: Political rows and newspaper column blur focus on pay equity | RNZ NewsMediawatch: AI and the BBC | RNZ NewsGuests:Laura Ellis - BBC head of technology forecastingIf you have any thoughts for us - or ideas for us to follow up - get in touch. E-mail mediawatch@rnz.co.nz. You'll also find us @MediawatchNZ on X.Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcastsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Elliot Yeo was in the studio this morning telling Clairsy & Lisa about his ankle surgery, how the team cope with social media trolling and Jeremy McGovern's concussion protocols that he has to do. They also asked him about how the team is feeling in general about this season. In The Shaw Report, that never starting Madonna biopic looks like it's back on the rails again, Lisa will tell you why. Lisa told CLairsy about a coffee machine that is trending everywhere at the moment, everybody wants one except, it's going to set you back over $10,000 to buy one. Clairsy saw a story on Media Watch that surprised him and had him second guessing any home renovation shows he's been watching lately. Clairsy & Lisa opened the phones today to ask about THE song that bring back the memories for you of school or of an event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 14: Holy smoke; Destination unknown; Gone west

Episode 505 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss ESPN unveiling its direct to consumer product; the impact of the move and potential pricing; NBA and NHL postseason viewership; NBC hiring of Carmelo Anthony as an NBA studio analyst; Comcast's sports division using an AI-generated version of the late Jim Fagan's voice for select title sequences, opens and game promos, and praise for Ahmed Fareed. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Media Watch 2025 Episode 13: Election surprise; DNA discoveries; Dog days  

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Father David Smith, JD Vantasy, and The Great Wall Of The Pork0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave2:26 - Grateful (Aus Elections, Media Watch, Kelly Armstrong)10:12 - Correspondence (Fascism, Supreme Court, North Carolina)19:39 - Updates (PRESS Act, 60 Mins, Jordan Klepper)34:28 - Trump 100 Days Polling1:12:04 - Trade War Update1:45:12 - Stats Nugget (Trump 100 Days Stats)1:49:29 - Immigration (Abrego Garcia, Due Process)2:18:07 - Planet Canada2:38:12 - Unleashed: Toilet Break (Buttigieg)2:48:46 - Unleashed Correspondence (Garcia, Deportations, Murkowski, Medicaid, Daryl Cooper, ASD, RFK Jr, Signal, Stable Chaos, Crusades, New Sting)HOMEWORK: Worst Lawsuit Ever - https://bitly.cx/pfmhThe Carny - https://bitly.cx/zkjlPNathan's ACLU Article - https://bitly.cx/QtpN2Konstantin Kisin Substack on Rogan - https://bitly.cx/NHRFXSHOW LINKS:*Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 12: Poll position; ABC Radio chair-bound

Episode 499 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast, we discuss the reports of ESPN retaining the NFL Draft; the value of the NFL Draft as a property; Lee Corso announcing his retirement from College GameDay; NHL viewership dropping and what it means; TNT Sports not sending announcers to Winnipeg and Edmonton for early Stanley Cup playoff games; Robert Griffin III working college games on Fox Sports; Jay Bilas getting another primetime NBA slot on ABC; Shannon Sharpe's immediate future; Adam Silver's dream of nationalizing local media rights, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 main Christian broadcaster Rhema is bucking the trend of media contraction - even though its target market's shrinking and appealing to a broad church is tough in these polarised times. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In January, Jonathan Holmes met with the ABC’s then managing director, David Anderson. Jonathan and his colleagues at ABC Alumni wanted to know if Anderson was concerned about funding cuts under a Dutton-led government. Successive Coalition governments have made cuts to the national broadcaster over decades. Now, as Peter Dutton signals he’s looking to cut anything he deems to be “waste” at the ABC, alarm bells are once again ringing. Today, chair of ABC Alumni and former host of Media Watch, Jonathan Holmes, on the Coalition’s plans for the ABC, and whether it’s possible to truly shield the national broadcaster from outside interference. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Chair of ABC Alumni and former host of Media Watch, Jonathan Holmes. Photo: AAP Image/Danny CaseySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 11: Billionaire gives back; Reins of power  

Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have even gained trust this time round - though we're still world leaders in ‘news avoidance.' Mediawatch looks at all this - and talks to a Canadian confronting the same trends there. New Zealanders' trust in the news has been falling for years - five years in a row according to the most comprehensive annual survey of it carried out that's carried out here. And we've also been leading the world in the proportion of people who say they actively avoid the news.So no wonder our news outlets fear the worst when the AUT's Trust in news in Aotearoa New Zealand report comes out. But the latest survey shows the slump trust in our news media has stalled - and local outlets are actually more trusted this year. How come? Also Mediawatch talks to a longtime journalist striving to restore trust in local media in Canada with the help of fellow 'Ink-Stained Wretches. And they're also coming to terms with the turmoil of Trump turning on former friends north of the border in a big way.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Media Watch 2025 Episode 10: Miracle sports water; Travel insurance tales; Radio rebels rebuked

Media Watch 2025 Episode 09: Influencers take Canberra; Star journo's secret recording; There's a bear in there

Media Watch 2025 Episode 08: Plant Closure Questions; Twiggy's Meta Fight; Seven's Robot Fashionistas

Media Watch 2025 Episode 07: Caravan fizzer; Clive's back!; Punter or player

A weekly conversation between John Maytham and Rebecca Davis covering the subjects that created a stir in the news and in social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 06: Alfred's media moment; Housing number questions; Trump's press pals

Media Watch 2025 Episode 05: Marty Sheargold's red card; The Australian's unreliable source; Steve Price investigates.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 04: ‘Jack The Ripper' amnesia; Seven boosts Basil; Murdoch family drama

Surviving 2025 in the intertwined industries of media and advertising. Should our government follow Australia's media policy - and beware of billionaires? Also: decoding Destiny and the tricky task of luring Aussie tourists. Can the intertwined industries of media and advertising survive 2025 - and even thrive? That was the theme of a gathering in Auckland this week. One day later, the hosts of it confirmed 30 of its journalists jobs have gone.Our government says - again - its waiting to see what Australia's government does when it comes to media policy. Mediawatch asks an Australian media expert if that makes sense - and if should media in both places beware of the billionaires. Also - this week our government unveiled a new slogan to tempt Aussie tourists across the Tasman. Everyone Must Go seems to have gone down well over there, if not here at a time when many Kiwis are going there for good. We look back at previous efforts to lure tourists across the Tasman. But tricky timing here when record-number of Kiwis have decided they must go over there for good.But some of the past efforts to attract Aussie visitors haven't dated that well either:AUDIO: 23 feb 2025 TRAIL 02 champagneThat;s later on in the programmeBut first - what happened after Destiny Church supporters disrupted Pride events in Auckland last weekend:Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Media Watch 2025 Episode 03: Sam Newman's Nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror

Guy Williams' Waitangi run-in with David Seymour and the Act leader's pushback at the Herald, plus new government plans to help local media.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 02: Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's ‘Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies.

Media Watch 2025 Episode 01: Asylum visa error; Nine ditches Darwin news; Planet spinoff pushes merch.

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Mike McCaul's Spine Feast, Eye Pad Technology, and Planet Vespucci-Land 0:00 - Introducing Dr Dave 2:08 - Grateful (Convenience Store Woman, Media Watch) 10:35 - Correspondence (Peltier, Panama Hats, Community Notes, El Salvador, Elon Redux) 22:59 - Ceasefire 40:27 - Exec Orders: TikTok Ban 57:51 - Stats Nugget (Drug ODs, Canada Lakes) 1:00:38 - Exec Orders: Birthright Citizenship 1:27:15 - Exec Orders: Changing Place Names 1:41:15 - Exec Orders: DEI 2:09:24 - Exec Orders: Paris Accords + WHO Withdrawal 2:17:42 - PEEP Update 2:21:51 - Exec Orders: Immigration (National Emergency, Securing Border, Title 42) 2:43:37 - Exec Orders: Invasion Declaration 2:55:16 - Exec Orders: Cartel Terrorists 3:02:35 - Exec Orders: Refugee Freeze, Travel Ban 3:15:49 - Exec Orders: Energy (Unleashing, Emergency, More Paris Accords, Alaska, Wind)

NZME's plan to cut nearly 40 staff including some big names, a s spiky editorial response to a reader questioning coverage - and a belated Mediawatch award for misinformation in 2024. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Sometimes sorry is the hardest, and in this case, most expensive word. This week, Prince Harry achieved something many thought impossible – receiving a “full apology” from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers. The apology was part of a settlement over intrusions into the Duke of Sussex's private life, the use of private investigators, and "phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information". On this episode of the Briefing, Bension Siebert speaks with veteran journalist and former host of the ABC’s Media Watch program, Paul Barry, to find out how the royal got a Murdoch paper to say sorry. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @listnrnewsroom Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom Facebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nearly 40 jobs are set to be cut at NZME, which runs the NZ Herald, BusinessDesk and Newstalk ZB news operation. Presenter of RNZ's Mediawatch programme Hayden Donnell spoke to Alexa Cook.

Mediawatch looks at how the media fared against the forces they faced in 2024 - and how one part of the media seems to be bucking the trend of decline. Also: Hayden Donnell's media Christmas wish.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mediawatch's not-very-prestigious and not-at-all coveted annual media awards - including biggest flip-flop; best and worst jingle and nickname; state-of-media analysis of the year, the awrd for pushing musical boundaries - and the Billy Connolly Trophy for a single animal making national news. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mediawatch talks to two media bosses who've had the media's economic headwinds blowing their hair back in 2024. What's the state of the media now - and how might the state intervene in 2025? Also: how the government stepped in on two other businesses with big problems - racing and the ferries. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Media Watch 2024 Episode 43: Paul Barry farewell.

JON LEWIS is the creator of Sports Media Watch [SportsMediaWatch.com], a web site that covers the sports media business and its stars and mega-starts. He says Fox Sports signing Tom Brady to a $375 million / ten-year contract was ‘foolish.' Also, who is the audience, what are the big stories, who moves the needle.  Recorded November 18, 2024

Media Watch 2024 Episode 42: Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok ban!; Macca and Dick; ABC Radio Upheaval.

Trump's incoming Energy Secretary Chris Wright puts our own Energy Minister Chris Bowen to shame with common sense and reason. The ABC is caught out again spreading mistruths on Media Watch. Plus, Kevin Rudd breaks his silence on Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We want to hear from you; how can we make our podcast even better? Please take a few minutes to complete our listener survey. Find the link on the ABC News Daily website. The former broadcaster Alan Jones is heading to court next month to defend charges including aggravated indecent assault, involving nine alleged victims.But why are the charges for alleged offences between 2001 and 2019, only being laid now?Today, former Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes on the power Alan Jones once wielded and how it wilted away. Featured: Jonathan Holmes, Media Watch presenter 2008 to 2013

Media Watch 2024 Episode 41: Amsterdam riots; 2GB spears and fears; Coked up ACT.  

Media Watch 2024 Episode 40: Trump's triumph; Where is the outrage?; ACMA's KIIS.  

Media Watch 2024 Episode 39:  A US election special. Will billionaire media moguls swing the US presidential election? Will a re-elected Trump punish the mainstream media? Should the media believe the opinion polls?

Media Watch 2024 Episode 38: Billionaire Blunder; Israel strike kills 3 reporters; No, Harvey, No!  

Episode 442 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast, we discuss our World Series predictions for viewership; how good a World Series this is for MLB as far as media exposure; what is a realistic number for Fox; how the NBA looks at the start of the season; Turner's last NBA year; the WNBA Finals viewership; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Media Watch 2024 Episode 37: Cassie's big sell; Reporting from Lebanon; Royal Bait.