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Alan Ringwood: Crucial to protect press freedom
If newspapers are to stay in business then they have no option but to publish what the public wants to read, ie, content that "sells newspapers", writes Alan Ringwood.
If newspapers are to stay in business then they have no option but to publish what the public wants to read, ie, content that "sells newspapers", writes Alan Ringwood.
Foreign Minister Murray McCully appoints political lobbyist, and old friend, to board of Antarctic New Zealand.
Over 100 journalists have been killed so far this year - the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists' deaths in 1997.
Television New Zealand reportedly faced "internal opposition" in its newsroom over proposals to offer Paul Henry a role fronting the replacement to Close Up.
Enthusiasm for Paul Henry to liven up current affairs output conjures memories of John Hawkesby fiasco, writes John Drinnan.
Kim Hill has hosted Radio NZ Saturday Morning Show for a decade. Hill was last week awarded “radio personality of the year” in the International Media Excellence Awards.
If Paul Henry came home to work at TVNZ he'd find it has changed from when he walked its studios, writes John Drinnan
TV3 was the big winner in news categories at last night's annual TV awards - taking out the hotly contested best scheduled news programme for the first time in five years.
The author of the popular right wing blog Whale Oil has been appointed as the editor of the Truth newspaper.
A merger of publishing giants Random House and Penguin could lead to large-scale job losses in New Zealand and reduced competition.
Debt-for-equity deal along lines that is keeping Channel 9 on air in Oz is looking more likely for MediaWorks in NZ, writes John Drinnan.
TVNZ is considering killing its flagship current affairs show Sunday next year, having shortened it this year to make room for New Zealand's Got Talent, writes John Drinnan.
Foreign television shows are to be steered away from filming sheep and Maori culture after complaints from tourism bosses it's a negative image.