The Commerce Commission says it wasn't aware Fairfax New Zealand had been approached by a potential buyer until this morning. The

The chief executive of Australasian news publisher Fairfax Media, Greg Hywood, warned of an 'end game' if the merger disallowed.

The possibility that a future owner of a proposed merged media entity would seek to influence what is published has been raised by the Commerce Commission.

If a merger of the country's two largest newspaper and online news publishers is blocked it will be the regions that suffer, the Commerce Commission has been told.

Whether Facebook's sucking up of advertising revenue will lead to more cat videos on news websites has been a talking point at a hearing into a proposed media merger.

New Zealand's media landscape is "massively changing", the Commerce Commission's public conference into the proposed merger of NZME and Fairfax has heard.

COMMENT: New Zealand's funding body must spread its money further, John Drinnan writes.

News Corp Australia has taken control of Australian News Channel, the operator of the Sky News pay TV channels.

The country's two largest news publishers blindsided a start-up competitor involving two of the country's most experienced journalists yesterday.

Popular Story host fails to appear on last night's show after telling newspaper her schedule left her 'exhausted'.

The media companies have filed a submission in response to the Commerce Commission's draft determination to decline them merging operations.

Two media diversity specialists have been commissioned to produce a paper on the concentration of news in New Zealand.

Niche magazine founder Greta Kenyon shares her thoughts on where the publishing industry is heading.

The Business Herald's Grant Bradley has won the Australasian Aviation Press Club aviation journalist of the year.

COMMENT: We urgently need to educate our society about media literacy and critical thinking.

Thirty-three senior editors have urged the Commerce Commission to rethink its plan to reject the NZME-Fairfax merger - and 11 former editors say the commission got it right.

We, a group of more than 30 editors, are writing to say, with respect, you are wrong. We believe that you have misinterpreted the state of NZ journalism.

In its long history, Vice Media has treasured a reputation for operating at the edge, embracing the digital shift and paying little heed to tradition.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is negotiating with an Australian company for a contract to redesign its website, the Herald understands.

COMMENT: "John Key was kidnapped in Peru by drug lords." If you saw that message on social media, you might just think it's true, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: People no longer agree on what high-quality news is, writes Gregory Ferenstein.

Canterbury Television is waving goodbye to TV.

A man who made a living off viral news hoaxes says he hates Trump, but could be the reason he's now in the White House.

COMMENT: The $500,000 proposal to change Auckland's slogan received predictable criticism, writes John Drinnan.

COMMENT: Accurate, substantive news is on the brink of extinction, and it's not all the social networks' fault.

Sky TV has filed High Court action, alleging the media companies breached the pay TV firm's copyright in the its use of rugby video footage.

GOP insider Priebus and combative Bannon represent opposing forces. It's populism vs establishment in his own cabinet.

Village Roadshow is known for its measures to stop piracy, but its latest efforts have made an absolute mockery of its harsh stance.

Cartoonists have reacted to Donald Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton with their own unique takes on the US election result.

American faced the most difficult choice today, so some of its newspapers advised: "Just pick the one you dislike the least".