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TVNZ cancels Sunday

State broadcaster TVNZ has confirmed the cancellation of its long-standing current affairs programme. Today's decision comes in the wake of plans to axe other shows...

Newshub to shut down all operations

Newshub has announced the closure of all its operations, resulting in the loss of at least 250 jobs. The Newshub website will also shut down....

What’s to blame for the public’s plummeting trust in the media?

The media is in crisis, as New Zealand audiences flee from traditional sources of news and information. The latest survey results on the public’s attitude...

TVNZ confirm job cuts, ‘Fair Go’ show axed

Media and Communications Minister Melissa Lee responded to TVNZ's confirmation of job cuts and the discontinuation of several shows, notably Fair Go after 47...

New Zealand Herald unveils redesign plans

Legacy media outlet the New Zealand Herald has announced a series of changes to its website and app, marking the beginning of a comprehensive...

Public trust in legacy media plummets, ‘news avoidance’ at record levels

A recent report reveals a significant decline in the public's trust in New Zealand's legacy news media, plunging well below the global average. The findings...

TVNZ campaigns for extending killing of vulnerable!

Right to Life challenges TVNZ for initiating a campaign to empower doctors to increase the number of vulnerable patients who would be eligible to...

Israel to ban Al Jazeera – Netanyahu

The Knesset has allowed the government to suspend the broadcast of foreign TV channels on security grounds. The Israeli government will ban Al Jazeera, Prime...

Watch: President of Guyana slams BBC journalist over ‘Net Zero’ virtue signalling

Guyanese President Irfan Ali's recent remarks condemning "Western hypocrisy" regarding carbon emissions have gained widespread attention. During an interview with UK state news channel BBC...

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark in hot water over use of ‘n-word’

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark's use of the 'n-word' in an interview on New Zealand Today has ruffled feathers. Clark's comments were criticised by Councillor Ria...

British state media BBC looking to develop its own AI

The BBC has revealed plans to build and train its own artificial intelligence model to support its production process. UK national broadcaster BBC has announced...

Watch: Legacy media’s lies about Trump ‘bloodbath’ comment exposed

US political commentator Jimmy Dore explains how the corporate legacy mainstream media turned Trump's economic 'bloodbath' comment into a threat of political violence should...

Mainstream media ‘deceitfully and ignorantly’ lied about Nazi Germany comment – Peters

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has hit back at the legacy mainstream media for their headlines and reporting about his speech in Palmerston North...

Film Commission gives $800K to help fund Ardern documentary

The New Zealand Film Commission is allocating $800,000 towards a documentary on the 'leadership' of former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, amidst the context of...

Legacy media important for ‘democracy’ and ‘vibrancy of our society’, says Jack Tame

In an opinion piece by 1News reporter Jack Tame the recent announcement of significant cuts to newsgathering operations by TVNZ and Warner Brothers Discovery...

Fair Go, Sunday, and news bulletins to go in TVNZ shake-up

The sweeping changes come as the network grapples with an operational model that's proving more costly than its generated revenue, despite a hefty $40...

Technology: The weapon of the people

In an essay titled 'Looking forward, looking backward,’ philosopher of technology, Andrew Feenberg writes (in Between Reason and Experience: Essays in Technology and Modernity,...

State broadcaster TVNZ expected to cut 10% of its workforce

State broadcaster TVNZ expected to cut jobs as part of an effort to remain sustainable amidst tough economic conditions and structural challenges in the...

State broadcaster TVNZ rejected Newshub collaborative newsgathering proposal

Newshub bosses proposed a collaborative newsgathering service with TVNZ and RNZ to cut costs and save the news organization, but TVNZ rejected the idea,...

Senior journalists working on proposal to save Newshub ‘in some form’

In a 'bombshell' announcement this week, Newshub's foreign owners told staff they intend to shut down the ailing legacy media organisation in June. Newshub senior...

Newshub downfall – government intervention unlikely says Luxon

The proposed shutdown of Newshub by owner Warner Brothers Discovery will lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told State-funded...

Newshub staff ‘blindsided’ by closure proposal, boss knew weeks in advance

The proposal to make lay off newsroom staff working for legacy media outlet Newshub was known to its bosses and communicated to their PR...

Newshub owners looking to shut down newsroom production by 30 June

The Newshub newsroom faces potential closure due to a proposal by its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). This proposal comes in response to a...

Operation Moscow: Counterspin invited to attend conference in Russia

Kelvyn Alp will travel to Moscow at the invitation of the International Russophile Movement. Speaking outside the Russian Embassy in Wellington, Alp said the International...

VICE stops publishing new content and lays off ‘hundreds’ of staff

Once valued at $5.7 billion, the outlet has since descended into irrelevance. Vice.com has stopped publishing new content and laid off several hundred employees, its...

‘Conspiracy theorists’ threaten mainstream media, says Trudeau

Justin Trudeau wants “massive changes” in the news landscape. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday blamed social media for preventing major news outlets from...

Legacy media boss says generative AI is an ‘extinction-level event’

Legacy media bosses are making submissions on the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, as they 'cling on by their fingernails' claiming the industry is...

Fake News: BBC ‘misrepresented’ COVID risk to drive lockdown agenda – expert

Professor Mark Woolhouse, a prominent epidemiologist and advisor to the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic, criticised the BBC for misrepresenting the risk of...

Reporters without shame: Top ‘media rights’ organisation ignores rampant killings of Gaza journalists

Reporters Without Borders’ annual report downplays dozens of deaths of media professionals in Israeli attacks. At the end of 2023, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans...

Musk responds to WSJ ‘hit piece’

The US news outlet claimed influential figures at the billionaire’s companies were concerned about his illegal drug use. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hit back at...

Bryce Edwards: The Liberal Vs Conservative anguish over the direction of NZ politics

With the new conservative government well into its first 100 days, there’s been rising anguish from liberals about what all this means. As they come...

The courage to admit mistakes in public

Dear friends, A few weeks ago I was invited to give a speech at the fourth International Crisis Summit in the Romanian parliament – you...

New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI

AI chatbots threaten “independent journalism,” the US paper of record has said. The New York Times filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Microsoft and OpenAI...

Politico announces ‘Borat award’ for diplomacy winner

The gaffe-prone Josep Borrell has repeatedly embarrassed the EU, according to the outlet. The European Union’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, was “honored” on Tuesday...

Prince Harry wins phone-hacking case

Piers Morgan and other Mirror editors knew they were breaking the law by tapping the British royal’s phone, a judge has ruled. Britain’s Prince Harry...

BBC accused of bias by own reporters – Al Jazeera

Employees have reportedly complained that the British state broadcaster is downplaying the suffering of Palestinian civilians. BBC journalists have accused the British state broadcaster of...

‘Putin has died of a heart attack’: Inside the Western legacy media’s ‘intelligence sources’ and their fake news about Russia

Where does the Anglo-American propaganda machine get its nonsense stories about the president’s health? Western media is again spreading rumors about a sudden deterioration in...

Confidence in US news media hits record low – poll

Less than a third of Americans say they trust the press to report the news fully and accurately. Only 32% of Americans trust the media...

Guardian ‘fires’ veteran cartoonist over Netanyahu sketch

Steve Bell’s work was reportedly deemed to be perpetuating an anti-Semitic trope. British newspaper The Guardian has ended its four-decade working relationship with cartoonist Steve...

Don’t read American media – Putin

The Russian president insisted that US news outlets often distort reality. Russian President Vladimir Putin has encouraged reporters to read the American media less. The...

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