Media firms say dispute over proposed merger is between "hard data" and "wishful thinking"

For the first time in more than 60 years, a small-town New Zealand newspaper could not print.

Trump's tweets over 'wiretapping' which an Obama spokesman says are false came from Breitbart News.

Sky Television chief executive John Fellet has hit out at Spark signing a deal with Netflix after it had played a part in "blocking" his company's merger with Vodafone.

ASX-listed Southern Cross Media Group has confirmed it's keen on NZME's New Zealand radio empire and has let the Kiwi company know so.

Spark New Zealand has signed a partnership with video streaming service Netflix.

COMMENT: It's not very often that traditional media companies have a good story to tell at earnings season, says Christopher Niesche.

COMMENT: Regulator has no downside if its decision is wrong, but the consumers may be hugely disadvantaged, Brian Gaynor writes.

COMMENT: Common driver in sector's gloomy headlines is growing dominance of internet and those who stand astride it, writes Toby Manhire.

Fairfax Media says its New Zealand unit's revenue and earnings fell in the first half on the back of ongoing weakness in print advertising revenue.

The far-right news website Breitbart has continued down the incendiary, nationalist track laid by its former boss, who now inhabits the White House.

Nearly half of the Kiwis surveyed about the proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax don't want it to go ahead.

Yahoo7 has been convicted and fined $300,000 after an inexperienced journalist published a story that led to a Melbourne murder trial being aborted.

COMMENT: AUT University says it is looking at developing journalism as a skill-set rather than a career prospect, John Drinnan writes.

Hate Trump or love him, the idea that he is freezing out mainstream media reporters because he doesn't like the sort of questions they ask is chilling.

Be warned: the heartwarming ad which has gone viral might have you reaching for the tissues.

A newspaper has apologised after printing a photo of Hollywood star Alec Baldwin playing President Donald Trump in a story about the real-life US president.

After 28 years its all over for TV3 as MediaWorks rebrands and renames the channel.

As a candidate, Donald Trump never showed much love for the New York Times. But as president, Trump seems to be openly wishing for its demise.

While politicians may have had trouble remembering him, in the United States Peter Thiel has long been a major presence on the business pages.

Investment bank Credit Suisse is tipping Fairfax Media as a hot stock in Australia this year on the basis that it will divest its

Insiders tell of the new President Trump's rage and the pressure placed on key aides as tumult marks first days of a new era.

President Trump's media man Sean Spicer caused outrage and bafflement in his first media briefing, but just who is he?

COMMENT: The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead, Margaret Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: Big merger decisions are soon to be revealed, writes John Drinnan.

Netflix signed up a record 7.05 million new customers in the fourth quarter.

Full-time architectural designer Alicia Lin discusses what it's like a running her photography business as a side gig.

Facebook is launching its own journalism project, continuing its efforts to change the way media organizations work with the social network.

Its first annual loss in four years came as it wrote off than $100 million from the value of its mastheads and buildings.

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