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Cyber bullying: The growing menace costing NZ $444m
10 Oct 2018Online bullying comes with a massive financial burden of $444 million a year, a new report has found. Audio
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Jacindamania goes global: The PM in US at the UN
Mediawatch - Jacinda Ardern and her family attracted plenty of attention in New York this week, but did the media mistake international interest for genuine influence asks Colin Peacock. Audio
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Media mega-merger reaches the end of the road
Mediawatch: The bid to combine New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news is all but over. Colin Peacock looks at why and what comes next. Audio
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Tech giants oppose proposed Australian law seeking private data
3 Oct 2018Four tech giants will oppose an Australian law that would require them to provide access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities, an industry lobby group says.
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Instagram hit by outage in several cities
3 Oct 2018Instagram has gone down for some users across several cities, including London, San Francisco and Singapore.
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Many NZers comfortable with robots in the workplace - survey
4 Oct 2018New Zealanders are comfortable with having a robot as a colleague, according to a new survey, but there is a warning there might not be room for everyone.
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Game uses facial recognition to check players' age
2 Oct 2018One of China's most popular video games is testing the use of facial recognition to check users' ages.
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Pensioners give IT, virtual reality and e-bikes a go
2 Oct 2018Dozens of South Taranaki pensioners ditched the slippers and bingo in favour of laser strike weapons and virtual reality goggles at an Ageing Disgracefully event in Normanby yesterday.
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Court of Appeal rejects NZME-Stuff merger
25 Sep 2018The Court of Appeal has turned down the proposed merger between media companies NZME and Stuff.
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Jackson may testify against Weinstein, lawyer says
Director Peter Jackson could furnish a "powerful" testimony supporting an actress's lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, her attorney says.
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Playwright Neil Simon dies aged 91
27 Aug 2018Award-winning US playwright Neil Simon, known for works such as The Odd Couple and The Goodbye Girl, has died in New York.
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NZME profit falls by more than half
23 Aug 2018The media company's profit dropped as revenue fell in "challenging market conditions".
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Seven foot tall pre-Māori disappear from TVNZ
TVNZ has removed a documentary that claims Celts settled New Zealand thousands of years before the arrival of Māori from its on demand service Audio
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Spending scoop highlights the pros and cons of leaks
Newshub's early reveal of Simon Bridges' big travel bill created a political drama for the rest of the media this week but the handling of the leak also sparked a pushback from some in the media. Audio
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Free speech debate goes full noise
22 Jul 2018Mediawatch - Two online provocateurs from Canada sparked a debate about free speech and hate speech here without ever setting foot in the country. Audio
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Fairfax to merge with Nine in Australia
Fairfax Media in Australia has announced plans to merge with Nine Entertainment to create an integrated media giant.
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RNZ gets $4.5m extra funding this year
11 Jul 2018RNZ has been allocated $4.5 million of extra funding for this financial year of the $15m allocated in the Budget for public media.
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Media looks for meaning in John Campbell career move
29 Jun 2018Mediawatch - John Campbell joined RNZ determined to lure TV viewers to Checkpoint. Three years later he's heading back to TV and leaving media pondering precisely why, Colin Peacock writes.
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Bringing the big meth myth mess to light
10 Jun 2018Mediawatch - Red flags were raised in the media about meth-testing well before Sir Peter Gluckman's report last week - but they didn't stop the growth of an unregulated industry. Audio
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Understanding AI: are the media the solution or the problem?
20 May 2018Artificial intelligence is on the rise in our news. But are the media also to blame for public ignorance and anxiety? Audio
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TV streaming service for kiwi kids goes live
27 May 2018New Zealand's first online media hub for children has been launched.
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Government's $38m public broadcasting boost still on the table
20 May 2018The government still expects to deliver the entire $38 million boost in funding for public broadcasting promised by Labour prior to the election, the Broadcasting Minister says.
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Jamie Tuuta announced as new Māori TV chair
7 May 2018Jamie Tuuta has been announced to replace Dame Georgina te Heuheu Māori Television's board chair.
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Revealed: Supermarkets in NZ using facial recognition tech
14 May 2018A man mistakenly identified as a shoplifter at a New World supermarket has led to revelations that the company has rolled out facial recognition CCTV technology in some of its stores.
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