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There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.
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April 19, 2025
<p>Jailed journalist Peter Greste tells Mediawatch about the worst times in his life up on the big screen in 'The Correspondent.' Also - the country’s main Christian broadcaster Rhema is bucking the trend of media contraction - even though its target market's shrinking and appealing to a broad church is tough in these polarised times. </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=f656a8e1-cfe3-440f-baf4-34c56acdb94c">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
April 16, 2025
<p>Does TV doco Polk live up to the hype - or live down to the claims of tabloid clickbait? Also - further feedback feedback on 'trust in news', new unofficial register lifts the lid on lobbying a little. </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=bc382134-d830-4d72-a990-458bca3c81d7">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
April 12, 2025
<p>Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have even gained trust this time round - though we’re still world leaders in ‘news avoidance.’ Mediawatch looks at all this - and talks to a Canadian confronting the same trends there. </p><p>New Zealanders’ trust in the news has been falling for years - five years in a row according to the most comprehensive annual survey of it carried out that's carried out here. </p><p>And we’ve also been leading the world in the proportion of people who say they actively avoid the news.</p><p>So no wonder our news outlets fear the worst when the AUT's Trust in news in Aotearoa New Zealand report comes out. </p><p>But the latest survey shows the slump trust in our news media has stalled - and local outlets are actually <span lang='mi'>more</span> trusted this year. How come? </p><p>Also Mediawatch talks to a longtime journalist striving to restore trust in local media in Canada with the help of fellow 'Ink-Stained Wretches. And they’re also coming to terms with the turmoil of Trump turning on former friends north of the border in a big way.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=be403ea1-be5b-4f53-ad7f-7c0b17e6f08b">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
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