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Social media adds to Nice terror frenzy

Many on social media today ignored requests by French authorities to not spread rumours and stick to official accounts for their news on the Nice attack.

Paul Thomas: Final navigation through world's conundrums

COMMENT: According to the show business adage, you should always leave them wanting more. Today I bow out after 12 years as a Herald columnist.

Dana Wensley: Defend freedom of speech or watch it disappear

COMMENT: It takes courage to stand up and defend something in the face of criticism. But without courage we are on a slippery slope to a media blackout.

Paul Little: The rise and rise of monopolies

COMMENT: When the all-but-inevitable merger of media companies NZME and Fairfax was announced, journalistic reaction fell into two camps.

Peter Griffin: Science community needs to engage with media

COMMENT: Too many experts aren't confident talking to the media and feel that stepping into the public arena on controversial issues is a losing game, writes Peter Griffin.

John Armstrong - 'it was fantastic'

Former <i>Herald</i> writer John Armstrong yesterday received the insignia of an officer of the NZ Order of Merit for his services to journalism.

Paul Little: I read the news today, oh boy

COMMENT: It's hard to have faith in your audience when it shows an increasing appetite to be entertained to the point of brain death.

Maori journalist Whai Ngata dies

Former head of TVNZ's Maori and Pacific programming, Whai Ngata, has died.

The Herald is leaving home

The <i>Herald</i>'s 152 years in one Auckland CBD block may have set a record in a city where businesses rise and fall and shift premises relentlessly.

Stephen Harrington: How journalists can start to win the battle against politicians' lies

In the past, a politician saying something factually inaccurate was cause for humiliation. Now there appears to be few consequences, if any, writes Stephen Harrington.

Heather du Plessis-Allen: To see my handwriting, just ask

Something happened this week that gave me a lot to ponder. I've been ruminating on it for days.

Armstrong's 30-year career celebrated

Friends and colleagues of long-time <i>Herald</i> political journalist John Armstrong gathered to celebrate his career yesterday as he bowed out of journalism.

Boycott of TV boss' wine urged

Mediaworks staff are being asked to boycott their chief executive's wine business because Mark Weldon "doesn't support journalism", a leaked email says.

No protection for journalism in books

For a year now I have been fending off lawyers who want notes, recordings or transcripts of interviews I did with John Key for my book on him.

Key biographer forced to release tapes

John Roughan has been forced to release recordings of his conversations with PM John Key as part of a court case relating to the "teapot tapes".

Johann Go: Why do some attacks get more coverage than others?

This will likely be the article no one will want to read, writes Johann Go. It is going to be the viewpoint that challenges the media and public orthodoxy surrounding the Paris attacks. This article challenges the current state of our world.