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Media landscape barren without John Campbell

It'd be a barren media landscape without John Campbell and Campbell Live and if Mediaworks doesn't appreciate the team, I hope another broadcaster does, writes Kerre McIvor.

How could Rolling Stone get it so wrong?

Rolling Stone magazine this week retracted a story of alleged university gang rape after an investigation found it was a “journalistic failure”. Andrew Laxon examines the fallout.

Valiant Campbell may have provoked political antagonists too often

John Campbell has not been afraid to challenge the PM directly where some of his rivals have adopted a more supine stance, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Gloves off for Campbell

John Campbell has called in lawyer Linda Clark to fight his corner as MediaWorks confirms the company is looking for a homegrown soap to replace Campbell Live.

Not so marvellous?

Does the demise of Campbell Live signal the end of serious current affairs on prime-time television? Geoff Cumming, Matt Nippert and Phil Taylor report.

Journalist who took down a tabloid

Journalist Nick Davies pulled at a thread and everything unravelled, exposing the British tabloid phone-hacking scandal. Next month he is in NZ for the Auckland Writers Festival.

Anthonie Tonnon: Songs of character

The most popular song on Anthonie Tonnon's previous album Up Here For Dancing was Marion Bates Realty.

Russian rebels pay with their lives

Boris Nemtsov is not the first Russian dissident to die in mysterious circumstances in recent years. These rebels also paid with their lives.

A little hypocrisy

Deborah Hill Cone: We need firm grip on reality

Zealots are dangerous because there is a deadness in their soul. To be human is to grapple with doubt, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Meet our new columnist: Heather du Plessis-Allan

A stint as a schoolyard human billboard urging teachers to vote for United Future sparked a political passion that has led to a dream job for television journalist Heather du Plessis-Allan.

Alfred Hermida: How the rumour factory operates in crisis

It has become one of the hallmarks of the news now. Whenever there is a dramatic event, social media instantly comes alive with comment and conjecture as facts vie for attention with fiction.

TV show makes inglorious exit

The Newsroom has had a fraught relationship with critics, mostly because of the tendency of the drama's characters to repeatedly, condescendingly explain what journalism really is.

Bryce Edwards: The state of the media

Mass media, citizen media, new media, and politician media management - it all gets frequently evaluated, criticised and sometimes praised, writes Bryce Edwards.

Maramema Roderick appointed Maori TV's top job

Maori Television has appointed veteran journalist Maramena Roderick to the position of interim head of news and current affairs.

Dylan Cleaver takes out top award

New Zealand Herald sports editor at large Dylan Cleaver tonight cleaned up the print and online categories at the Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards.