17 Mar 2024

Mediawatch for 17 March 2024

From Mediawatch, 9:08 am on 17 March 2024

TV news and current affairs are still in the balance at two big broadcasters. Mediawatch looks at how the government has responded  - and what it might be planning.  

Also: how artificial intelligence is creating news at a media company which has warned the technology could ruin the business of journalism.

Newshub's Melissa Chan-Green grills media minister Melissa Lee on the AM show on her plans to respond to the crisis prompting the closure of Newshub and cuts to news at TVNZ.

Newshub's Melissa Chan-Green grills media minister Melissa Lee on the AM show on her plans to respond to the crisis prompting the closure of Newshub and cuts to news at TVNZ. Photo: AM show