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Netflix drama finally removes controversial suicide scene
A controversial scene in Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why in which a teenage girl kills herself has been removed, two years after it first appeared.
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World Cup coverage highlights off-pitch inequality
Mediawatch: The Black Caps are in the Cricket World Cup final this weekend in England a week after the Women's World Cup of football finished in France. Women… Audio
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Stranger Things: Growing up in the 1980s
Review: Like the kids in Stranger Things, Nik Dirga was a gawky American 13-year-old in the summer of 1985, and writes that the hit Netflix show gets an awful… Video
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Peak bleak: How to survive TV's toughest times
Shuddering every time you turn on the telly? You're not the only one. Here's a guide to surviving TV's darkest days.
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'Shocked, disgusted, angry': Video features white men with faux moko
An online video showing a group of white men dressed as Māori and pretending to be descendants of a Waikato-Tainui sub-tribe has outraged members of the Māori community. Audio
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New features to tackle cyberbullying on Instagram
Instagram bullies are soon going to be asked to consider what they're saying before they post. Audio
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'Sustainability': Air NZ's reason for dumping newspapers questioned
Air New Zealand has faced criticism from news companies for its decision to stop stocking newspapers in Koru lounges.
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Mediawatch: Cancer campaign coverage puts heat on Pharmac
The pressure's on for consistent cancer care around the country. Experts say that will take more than just more money for medicines but that's become the focus of much of the coverage and comment in… Audio
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Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to judges.
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Writers worried they won't get paid under new copyright law
Authors and publishers are concerned a bill that makes it easier for disabled people to access their work will mean they won't end up getting paid for it.
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Rhema's LPs sale: Jesus 'is a Spotify user now'
A Christian radio station is reluctantly selling off its 7000-strong vinyl collection but hopes it will be enjoyed by people who will treasure the LPs.
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ABC demands files' return in legal bid over police raid
Australian national broadcaster ABC has mounted a legal challenge against a police warrant served on it and is demanding the return of files seized during a raid earlier this month.
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New technology gives wing to analysis of bird population
New Zealand's bird population is being discovered and heard more easily thanks to 21st century technology.
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Blast from the past: Radio Rhema selling old LPs
Christian broadcaster Radio Rhema is selling its entire record collection, which has been built up over 40 years.
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Offsetting our indulgences
Mediawatch: Flygskam is rapidly replacing hygge as the media's favourite Scandinavian word. But whereas hygge describes the Danish concept of feeling good due to simple pleasures, the Swedish word… Audio
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Confronting an online clickbait copy machine
Mediawatch: The Mail Online is one of the world's most popular websites - partly because it recycles the online journalism of other outlets as clickbait. You'll never believe what happened when New… Audio
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Leaving Country Life to return to the country life
Saturday Morning: Hamilton-based Susan Murray has just retired after 21 years of co-hosting RNZ show Country Life. Audio
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Opinion: Aus law offers little protection from raids on media
Australia lacks laws that could have stopped police at the door of the ABC's offices, a raid that shows again why we as citizens must voice our protest at such actions, writes Gavin Ellis.
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Public media funding policy back to square one?
Labour promised big boosts to public broadcasting but last week's Budget offered only stop-gap increases "pending major policy decisions". Mediawatch questions the Broadcasting Minister. Audio
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Media reports' toxic side effects
Mediawatch: A recent academic study has found that media reports were the main cause of an increase in people experiencing adverse side effects following a Pharmac switch from a branded… Audio
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Hacked off: Only option for clarity on Budget breach is to wait
Opinion - Hacking comes in many forms, explains Paul Brislen, but clarity on whether Treasury was compromised from without or within will take time.
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Huawei signs deal with Russian telecoms firm to develop 5G
Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecoms firm MTS to develop 5G technology in that country.
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Apple breaks up iTunes, announces new privacy measures
iTunes is to be replaced by Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV, the company confirmed at its annual developer conference.
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Government proposes taxes for tech giants, multinationals
The government has released details of how it intends to tax large online multinational companies like Facebook, Google, Uber and Airbnb.
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Māori Television appoints ex-Māori Party candidate new CEO
Māori Television has appointed its acting chief executive Shane Taurima, a veteran broadcaster and former Māori Party candidate, to permanently take over the role.
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SpaceX chain of 60 satellites visible from NZ this morning
A chain of 60 satellites visible from New Zealand this morning are the first step in a plan from Elon Musk to provide cheap, high-speed internet to the world. Audio
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Mediawatch: Bullying report points the finger at reporters
It named no names, but the much-anticipated report into bullying in Parliament did lift the lid on people turning the place toxic. Journalists there are part of the problem, according to the report… Audio
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Huawei NZ: 'No need to panic' about phones after Google move
Huawei New Zealand says the phone-maker is looking at contingencies and the longer-term impact of restrictions on its access to US technology. Audio
