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<i>Media</i>: Current affairs gone bad (again)
TVNZ is considering five formal complaints against Paul Holmes covering the Hobbit dispute on TV One show Q&A on Labour weekend.
Tamihere 'deserved new trial'
Convicted double murderer David Tamihere, who is soon to be released, deserved a retrial years ago, says his broadcaster brother John.
<i>John Drinnan:</i> Two Geoffs on Morning Report?
Does Simon Mercep have Sean Plunket's killer instinct? John Drinnan looks at broadcasters who cut through the bull.
Times says 105,000 behind news paywall
News Corporation has reported 105,000 online sales of The Times and The Sunday Times - the first official figures sincce putting its online news content behind a paywall.
Spy: The 10 Most Influential Media Women
The 10 most influential women in the New Zealand media, according to Rachel Glucina.
<i>Mark Irving:</i> Why a bit of TV is good for children
Children are a lot more media savvy than we give them credit for.
<b>Media:</b> Did the Govt save <i>The Hobbit</i> - or lose a game of bluff?
The Hobbit deal is not the first where New Zealand taxpayers have shelled out extra money to keep a Hollywood studio happy.
Book Review: <i>Scribble, Scribble, Scribble</i>
For those readers who do not regularly encounter the New Yorker, Guardian, Financial Times, and others it may come as a surprise to find historian Simon Schama finds time away from writing best-selling books.
Tim Wilson: made in Manhattan
TV One's New York correspondent Tim Wilson might have spent much of the last decade reporting some of the world's biggest stories but somehow he's found time to write his first novel, too. Stephen Jewell spoke to him in New York.
Painful truths from the cutting edge of comedy
Comedian Sarah Silverman has never been afraid of causing offence with her foul-mouthed stand-up routines. Now her frank autobiography has won plaudits from the most unlikely quarters, reports Paul Harris.
<i>Chris Rattue:</i> Idiotic drivel from the rugby Kremlin
The All Blacks' assistant coach Steve Hansen has made a bold bid for Boofhead of the Year.
Tony Veitch in office quarrel
Tony Veitch was sent home from Radio Sport just one week after it was announced he would be rehired for his old job.
TVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staff
TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.
<i>Media</i>: Jackson's bitter truths win media war
Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.