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John Drinnan: Computer mags face chop
Fairfax Media is set to scrap Computerworld, NZ PC World and Reseller News magazines next week, writes John Drinnan. "They have been marginal for some time," said Fairfax Magazines general manager Lynley Belton.
Business counts, for every view
At the Canon Media Awards, the title of best newspaper inserted magazine is usually scooped by the glossier parts of the paper: lifestyle, recipes and celebrities.
Stick to core values - plea to journalists
For an industry corroded by criminality and scoured by fast-evolving technology, journalism professor Mark Pearson has some hopeful advice.
Print journalism - game set and match?
Whither print journalism? It's a question that's been asked ever since the mid 90s.
Michelle Grattan: Media assault sees Canberra crumple
After an immensely long labour, Australian Communication Minister Stephen Conroy has produced a media policy mouse with a modest roar.
John Roughan: Serious TV should make us sit and think
Guyon Espiner and Duncan Garner have done some intelligent television in their different ways. When they teamed up on TV3 for a programme billed "a new kind of current affairs", I looked forward to it.
Read all about it
For the past two years, former editor David Hastings has been poring over original pages of Auckland's first newspapers at the Auckland Museum as part of research for his new book.
Michele Hewitson Interview: Ian Wishart
Michele Hewitson interviews Ian Wishart, controversial editor of Investigate magazine.
Herald on Sunday relaunch: 'Making lives better'
"Everything that we do is about making the lives of people better through the information we're able to give them," says Herald on Sunday editor Bryce Johns ahead of the paper's relaunch this weekend.
Herald readership on the rise again
The combined readership of the Herald in print and online has risen again.
Media expert blasts Seven Sharp
A University of Canterbury journalism expert has slammed TVNZ’s Seven Sharp programme, saying it lacks depth and drive.
Wendyl Nissen: Holmes brought out best
Wendyl Nissen recounts her memories of the late Sir Paul Holmes.
Paying tribute to Sir Paul Holmes
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Sir Paul Holmes. Readers can also leave their tribute to him at the bottom of the article
Editorial: Holmes was charming, challenging, entertaining
This editorial was published on December 19, 2008. Sir Paul later told the Herald he was moved by what was written.
Maori TV's biggest star goes off-air
Maori TV has lost its biggest on-air star, promoting Native Affairs host Julian Wilcox to executive row as general manager of news and current affairs.
Fifty years with Sir Paul
Former president of the Labour Party Mike Williams shares his memories of life with his friend Sir Paul Holmes.
Clark pitched in for Holmes' early honour
Helen Clark intervened to get a quickie knighthood for ailing broadcaster Paul Holmes, after discovering how seriously ill he was.
John Roughan: Holmes gets to hear his best reviews
Sir Paul Holmes got a sense of his obituaries this week when he received the honour he deserved.
Arise, Sir Paul
The day was a celebration, but tears were welling up in the eyes of Sir Paul Holmes' family.
Mulligan to add the comic touch
Jesse Mulligan says the challenge of hosting new programme Seven Sharp is just the challenge he has been looking for.
Twelve Questions: Elliot Erwitt
1. Of all the high-profile people you've photographed, who least resembles the popular perception of them?
Deborah Hill Cone: Centre of media storm can be cruel
I was once "the most hated woman in New Zealand". In April 2000, writes Deborah Hill Cone. I chose to name the policeman who shot a young young man called Stephen Wallace in Waitara.
Paul Casserly: The top news of 2012
TV blogger Paul Casserly hands out his awards for the top news and current affairs of 2012.
Murdoch's right-hand man a Kiwi
Tom Mockridge is one of the most influential New Zealanders you've probably never heard of.