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White House mocks BBC over “fake news” Trump documentary resignations

The White House has ridiculed the BBC after its director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness resigned following a scandal involving...

Trump slams BBC and accuses U.K. of meddling in US election

U.S. President Donald Trump has accused the BBC of interfering in the 2024 presidential election, saying the British state broadcaster manipulated coverage of his...

White House slams BBC as “100% fake news”

The White House has launched a fierce attack on the BBC, accusing it of deliberate dishonesty in its portrayal of the 2021 Capitol riots. Press...

Experts weigh in on why trust in legacy mainstream media keeps declining

Trust in the legacy mainstream media has been consistently eroding, with audiences increasingly frustrated by perceptions of bias and blurred lines between fact and...

ITV in talks to sell broadcasting arm to Sky U.K in £1.6bn deal

ITV has confirmed it is in early discussions to sell its broadcasting business—including its free-to-air TV channels and ITVX streaming service—to Sky for £1.6...

Trump Jr. labels BBC ‘fake news’

Donald Trump Jr. has blasted the BBC as “fake news” after a report alleged that the broadcaster deliberately edited footage of former President Donald...

BBC slammed for ‘doctoring’ Trump speech to falsely imply riot incitement

British state-funded legacy media outlet BBC is facing a storm of criticism after a former adviser accused the broadcaster of deliberately editing Donald Trump’s...

Chambers: No charges over Phillips radio audio, but breach ‘very serious’

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says a legacy media outlet clearly breached the Radiocommunications Act by airing police radio audio from the night an officer...

Stokes named new 1News at Six anchor

Legacy media state-funded broadcaster TVNZ has appointed Melissa Stokes as the new weekday anchor of its flagship 6pm 1News bulletin, succeeding veteran presenter Simon...

Azerbaijan accuses BBC of operating illegally after license suspension

Azerbaijan’s media regulator has accused the BBC of defying government orders by continuing operations in the country despite having its license and accreditation revoked...

BBC staff work remotely in trans toilet policy stand-off

The BBC is allowing employees to work remotely if they are uncomfortable sharing facilities with transgender colleagues, as the corporation awaits formal government guidance...

Does France have independent media?

In a recent appearance on France Inter’s morning show—France’s rough equivalent to CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper or MSNBC’s Morning Joe—American progressive thinker...

NZDSOS criticises BSA after being listed as a ‘broadcaster’

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) has accused the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) of overreach after it was briefly listed as a...

BBC found ‘materially misleading’ over Gaza documentary

British broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled that U.K. state broadcaster BBC breached its journalistic code after failing to disclose a major conflict of interest...

Peters blasts BSA over move to regulate podcasts and online media

NZ First leader Winston Peters has accused the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) of “Soviet-era Stasi” censorship after the agency asserted jurisdiction over online broadcasters...

TVNZ warns Talley’s defamation case could cripple NZ journalism

TVNZ has warned that a defeat in Talley’s Group’s defamation case could have far-reaching consequences for the country’s media, including bloggers and independent writers. The...

Public trust in U.S. media at historic low – Gallup

Only 28% of Americans believe that TV, radio, and newspapers report news accurately, an opinion poll has indicated. Americans’ confidence in the mass media has...

State media announces cuts to services

State media organisation RNZ has announced major shifts in its cultural programming, including the closure of its youth platform TAHI, the end of the...

Andrew Barclay appointed TVNZ Board Chair

Andrew Barclay is being appointed as the new TVNZ Board Chair, Minister for Media and Communications Paul Goldsmith has announced. “Mr Barclay has had a...

Stuff staff slam “disgraceful” pay offer and “hypocrisy” as further strikes loom

Staff at legacy media company Stuff are considering further strike action after the company reduced its pay offer for digital employees from 2.5% to...

NZOFP slams legacy media bias over paracetamol pregnancy risks

The NZOFP (NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party) is concerned about imbalance in media reporting to the New Zealand public about the risks from paracetamol...

TVNZ review finds “no systemic bias” in 1News, state broadcaster refuses to release full report

A TVNZ-commissioned review of the legacy mainstream media outlet's news coverage has found no evidence of "systemic bias" or "lack of impartiality" in 1News...

ABC walks back Kirk murder suspect transgender-lover spin

Reporter Matt Gutman said he aimed to highlight the ‘contrast’ between the killing and Tyler Robinson’s affectionate texts to his partner. ABC News correspondent Matt...

Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against New York Times

The US president claims that the paper has been lying about him for decades, while serving as a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. US President...

Grenon boosts NZME stake to nearly 18%

Businessman and NZME director Jim Grenon has increased his shareholding in the publisher of legacy media outlet NZ Herald to 17.9 percent, acquiring 3.7...

Trump shares call for ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ to hold media accountable

The initiative seeks to make the press, content creators, and social media financially liable for false claims and baseless accusations. US President Donald Trump has...

Police consider legal action over legacy media’s use of Phillips incident radio communications

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has directed staff to investigate possible legal action against a legacy media outlet over its use of police radio communications...

Stuff defends publishing police audio amid Phillips manhunt backlash

Legacy mainstream media outlet Stuff is standing by its decision to publish police audio communications from the chase that ended fugitive Tom Phillips’ four-year...

Hosking slammed over ‘disinformation’ remarks following Charlie Kirk assassination

Legacy media Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking has sparked a wave of criticism following remarks he made about U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in...

Guy Hatchard: It’s not unusual

An article in today’s Stuff newspaper reports a mass casualty situation at hospital EDs and then sets out to tell us ‘it is not unusual’ (???). Here...

When Ukrainian lives matter and when they don’t: What a shocking murder says about the US media

When does murder get ignored? When the victim is white and the killer black. A black man kills a white woman in an American city,...

Kremlin dismisses NYT ‘hoax’

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected claims that Russian drones have flown over Germany. A New York Times (NYT) report claiming that Russian surveillance drones have...

Workers at legacy media outlet Stuff walk off the job over pay dispute

Journalists and staff at legacy media outlet Stuff walked off the job on Thursday afternoon, striking in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, and Christchurch over what...

BBC warns about RT’s global influence

Russian news organisations are expanding despite being banned in the West, the UK state broadcaster has reported. Russian media organizations are expanding their reach internationally...

Scathing review urges overhaul of state-funded media outlet RNZ National

An independent review by former RNZ news boss Richard Sutherland has exposed deep-seated cultural and strategic issues at RNZ National, blaming “blame-shifting” and “low...

GB News overtakes BBC to become UK’s most-watched news channel

GB News has become Britain’s most-watched news channel for the first time, overtaking both the BBC News Channel and Sky News in July 2025,...

More Americans watch RT than CNN – former US intel chief

The Russian outlet has been facing censorship and legal hurdles in the country since 2017. RT has a larger American audience than CNN, former US...

Declassified U.S. intelligence report: Trump-Russia collusion was a fabricated political and legacy media attack

A newly declassified report from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) shows that the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, which dominated U.S. political discourse...

Gaza reporters starving to death – journalists’ association

Collaborators with France’s AFP news agency are said to “no longer have the physical capacity” to do their jobs. The last remaining Palestinian collaborators for...

Legal action taken against Western media over Air India crash coverage

The Federation of Indian Pilots has filed a notice against Reuters and the WSJ for allegedly misrepresenting the probe and blaming the crew for...

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