Jeremy Rose
Why won't the chlorine-washed chicken cross the Atlantic?
NZ chickens are routinely washed in a chlorine solution during processing. It's a process that came close to scuttling a free trade deal between Britain and the US this week, and contributed to… Audio
Covert coverage of a convention
Is it okay for journalist to join a political party just to report on what it’s up to behind the scenes? Audio
Covert coverage of a convention
Is it okay for journalist to join a political party just to report on what it’s up to behind the scenes?
AudioInvestigative journalism: from the NZ wars to Pike River
Mediawatch looks back on a century and a half of investigative journalism with veteran journalists Jim Tucker and Rebecca Macfie and James Hollings the editor of the soon to be released A Moral Truth:… Audio
Investigative journalism: from the NZ wars to Pike River
Mediawatch looks back on a century and a half of investigative journalism with veteran journalists Jim Tucker and Rebecca Macfie and James Hollings the editor of the soon to be released A Moral Truth:…
AudioAl Jazeera caught in the crossfire
Lately we’ve heard a lot about so-called 'fake news' and the damage it can do. Mediawatch looks at how one false story sparked a row between Qatar and its neighbours which has now cast a shadow over… Audio
Al Jazeera caught in the crossfire
Lately we’ve heard a lot about so-called 'fake news' and the damage it can do. Mediawatch looks at how one false story sparked a row between Qatar and its neighbours which has now cast a shadow over…
AudioReporting of terror linked to further attacks
Can media coverage of suicide attacks increase the chance of more attacks occurring? An economist who’s analysed US reporting tells Mediawatch empirical evidence shows it does.
Can covering suicide attacks make them more likely?
Can blanket media coverage of suicide attacks actually make them more likely? An economist who’s analysed US reporting tells Mediawatch he thinks it does.
Reporting of terror linked to further attacks
Can media coverage of suicide attacks increase the chance of more attacks occurring? An economist who’s analysed US reporting tells Mediawatch empirical evidence shows it does.
AudioFake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history… Audio
Fake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history…
AudioFudged facts cloud immigration debate
Statistics New Zealand supplied some crucial facts on immigration this week after a heated exchange about the issue on RNZ National. Audio
Fudged facts cloud immigration debate
Statistics New Zealand supplied some crucial facts on immigration this week after a heated exchange about the issue on RNZ National.
AudioNews-to-noise ratio out of whack
Last week the editor of the Sunday Star Times warned against the dangers of fake news, one of his columnists claimed the media were no longer in the business of news, and a long-time contributor quit… Audio
Mediawatch for 14 May 2017
Chorus of condemnation follows cocaine controversy; fudged facts in immigration debate; change at the top of Maori TV; paper ponders the nature of news. Audio
Mediawatch for 14 May 2017
Chorus of condemnation follows cocaine controversy; fudged facts in immigration debate; change at the top of Maori TV; paper ponders the nature of news. Audio
Media frenzy over right royal rumour
Rumours about Prince Phillip's health sent the media here into a major flap last Thursday -- and they flapped even more than most of the media in Britain. Audio
Media frenzy over right royal rumour
Rumours about Prince Phillip's health sent the media here into a major flap last Thursday -- and they flapped even more than most of the media in Britain.
AudioKids' papers: a fresh approach to journalism
It's often said that newspapers are dying off as rapidly as their ageing readers, but newspapers written by and for children are bucking that trend internationally. Audio