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MeToo media campaign inundated with messages
Inspired by #MeToo campaigns abroad, broadcaster Alison Mau and publisher Stuff are urging New Zealanders to blow the whistle on sexual assault and harassment at work. Hundreds of women have… Audio
Stuff-NZME merger back to the drawing board
Media companies, Stuff and NZME, say they'll have to go back to the drawing board and renegotiate their proposed merger. Audio
Ditched newspapers the 'lifeblood' of rural communities
Stuff's decision to ditch 28 publications is shocking and will further isolate rural communities, Rural Women New Zealand says.
Stuff scraps 28 community papers, magazines
Yesterday New Zealand's largest newspaper publisher Stuff confirmed plans to close or sell 28 local community and rural newspapers. The news is not entirely unexpected with the difficulties faced by… Audio
Less Stuff? 28 community newspaper & magazines to be scrapped
Among them are newspapers like the Kaikoura Star, the Hastings Mail and NZ Farmer, but Stuff is promising the affected communities that they'll still be able to get local news. Audio
Big publisher culls community papers
The country's biggest publisher of news is preparing to close or sell many of its rural and community newspapers around the country. Mediawatch looks at the reasons why and what it might mean for the… Audio
NZ's news coverage shrinks as agency shuts down
The closure of Australian-owned New Zealand Newswire means there will no longer be an independent news agency gathering national news in this country. Mediawatch asks editor-in-chief Tony Gillies why… Audio
Social media no competition to journalism - ComCom
Traditional media are not as threatened by social media as news managers say, the Commerce Commission said today during the Stuff/NZME merger hearing.
Commerce Commission tells High Court competition must stay
NZME and Stuff argue they need to merge because they are threatened by new media, including social media. But the Commerce Commission says it is not the competition news managers say it is. Audio
Fairfax and NZME argue they need to merge to survive
The investigation into the rupture of the Marsden pipeline has stalled because the local regional council has been unable to get in touch with the landowner where the pipe burst. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
A thorough debrief of media coverage before, during and after the election, that ended in speculation fatigue, and the small island of serenity at the the BBC called "slow TV". Gavin Ellis is a media… Audio
Stuff the comment section
News website Stuff is attempting to revamp their occasionally 'toxic' comment section.Admitting at times that the section is overrun by trolls and partisans, Stuff has decided TO rewrite its… Audio
Bernard Hickey: The Publishing Industry
Jim Mora talks to the publisher of Hive News, a Wellington-based political and economic subscription news email service, about the publishing industry and media paywalls. Audio
Tech: Instant Articles and cybercrime
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on Facebook's Instant Articles' arrival in New Zealand. Also government plans to crack down on the cybercriminals who cost New Zealanders an estimated $250… Audio
This Way Up Part 2
Tech news, menopause questions, marijuana delivery service and a professional mum. Audio
Stuffocation
British author James Wallman with an alternative perspective on consumerism and de-cluttering: memories live longer than things. Cultural forecaster James Wallman's Stuffocation is inspired in part by… Audio
Stuff Matters
Mark Miodownik is a Professor of Materials Science at University College London. His book 'Stuff Matters' explores the materials, like concrete and steel, that shape our man-made world. Audio