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First look at new Daily Show host
A new teaser trailer has been released for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, showing the new host settling in on set.

Hosking hits back: Winston is 'grumpy and bored'
Newstalk ZB broadcaster hits back at claims he is a "National Party stooge".

Peters: Hosking is National 'stooge'
Hosking is a National Party stooge, writes Winston Peters. So much so, his show should be counted against National's electoral advertising.

Fairfax Media's NZ earnings fall
Weaker circulation sales reflected stable subscription revenue offset by "continued pressure on retail sales".

Smalley accused of 'sour grapes'
Newstalk ZB host Rachel Smalley criticism of a "near-monopoly of white male broadcasters " has kicked off a vigorous debate online.

Twelve Questions: Bianca Zander
Bianca Zander is a lecturer in creative writing at AUT and recently published her second novel, The Predictions. She talks about leaving her journalism career to write fiction.

Deborah Hill Cone: It's getting trickier to be mad as hell
Last week I got a knock on the door. It was a 74-year-old retired truck driver who was checking that I was all right as my column hadn't appeared for two week, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

TV3 hopes to overturn terrible ratings
The future of TV3 news and current affairs rests on the success of the new current affairs show called Story, writes John Drinnan.

John Drinnan: Spark removes Whale Oil 'sponsorship'
Spark was this week given a lesson - if one were needed - that it is dangerous to mix with a toxic brand like the Whale Oil website, writes John Drinnan.

John Drinnan: Gower's paddy party payback
Labour Party folk were stunned when journalist Paddy Gower embarked on a radio tirade, saying the party was "rotten to the core", writes John Drinnan.

Scott Watson may meet journalist
Convicted double murderer Scott Watson has won a court battle which could allow him to meet a journalist behind bars and break his 17-year silence.

Can TV3 hosts live and work together?
They're about to start hosting a new late night news show together - but David Farrier and Samantha Hayes will also be heading home together after each episode.

John Drinnan: Paul Henry show fails ratings test
It has been a spluttering start for the Paul Henry show and alarm bells should be ringing at MediaWorks, writes John Drinnan.

Myles Thomas: Bizarre changes a turn-off for TV viewers
TV3 management keeps chopping and changing its direction and if I was silly enough to be a TV3 shareholder, I'd be concerned, writes Myles Thomas.

Sarah Baker: Serious news deserves platform on NZ television
News of Campbell Live's axing was met with widespread condemnation but what are we, the viewing public, losing? Sarah Baker looks at the issues.

Award for <i>Herald on Sunday</i> crime writer
Herald on Sunday chief reporter Amy Maas was crowned the country's best crime and justice newspaper feature writer at the 2015 Canon Media Awards on Friday night.

Freedom of expression threat
Joanna Norris is chair of the New Zealand Media Freedom Committee and editor of the Press. The Canon Media Awards to be held on Friday celebrate media freedom.

Bob Jones: Diehard lefties a threat to political process
TV is the equivalent of comics when it comes to serious journalism, although undoubtedly it contributes a useful visual element, but that's it, writes Bob Jones.

Watson fights ban on journo meet
Scott Watson will return to court this month to fight a move by Corrections to block a behind-bars meeting with an investigative journalist.

Writers at war over Charlie Hebdo award
A bitter row has erupted among top writers over the decision to award a top prize for freedom to Charlie Hebdo.

Writers protest Hebdo prize
Writers protest Hebdo prize Criticism of the PEN American Centre's decision to honour the French magazine Charlie Hebdo continues.

Campbell's knighthood crusade a ghoulish step
John Campbell and his team have been trying every trick in the book to try to escape TV3's death row.

Al-Jazeera presenter joins save Campbell Live fight
An Al-Jazeera news presenter who got his break in journalism at 3 News has come out in support of his old colleague John Campbell.

Seven ways to save Campbell Live
Don't want to see John Campbell leave your TV screen in the evenings? Then put these seven ways to save Campbell Live into action.

Editorial: Hard-hitting journalism alive and well
There has been much hyperbole in the reaction to a review by broadcaster MediaWorks of its evening current affairs show Campbell Live.