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Seven shake-up has ripple effect
Major changes to Seven Sharp will have a ripple effect through other TVNZ shows and the radio industry.

Spotlight on the year's newsmakers
Associated Press have selected their photos of the year. Today we look at some of the people who made the news in the past 12 months.

Media highlights of 2013
The media revolution rolls on, and many in the mainstream industry are walking a cliff-edge as they look to the future and changes in the way people use media.

Time's 'Person of the Year'
Time magazine has named Pope Francis its person of the year, saying that in nine months in office the head of the Catholic Church had become a new voice of conscience.

Guardian editor grilled over Snowden leaks
The editor of the Guardian has appeared before British MPs, saying his paper has published just 1 per cent of material it got from NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

Meet the Herald's new editor
The Herald's got a new editor - for next Tuesday at least - one of our greatest All Blacks and New Zealanders.

Bob Jones: Lighten up, you're offending the rest of us
We live in an unprecedented age of offence-seeking, writes Bob Jones.

Blogger 'incredulous' over ruling
Blogger Cameron Slater says he was "incredulous" that a District Court judge ruled he does not meet the criteria to be considered part of the media.

Ex-Murdoch wife's Blair crush
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife Wendi Deng had a "crush" on Tony Blair according to a note, it was reported yesterday.

Whale Oil 'not news medium': Judge
A blogger who broke the Len Brown sex scandal story has been ordered to reveal confidential sources after a judge ruled his site was not a "news medium".

Metro apologises for rape 'joke'
Metro magazine is under fire for publishing an "offensive" rape joke about the Roast Busters scandal.

Drinnan: Radio NZ ripe for revamp
Robinson and Laidlaw will leave respectable legacies at public radio, but their departures are overdue and bookend a period when RNZ resisted change.

Bingle's bitter bikini bungle
Aussie model Lara Bingle has lashed out at a gossip magazine, claiming it digitally altered photos of her at the beach to add cellulite to her bikini body.

Sunday Star-Times editor resigns
Garry Ferris has resigned as editor of the Sunday Star-Times and Fairfax operations after less than a year in the job.

John Drinnan: Can Henry toe a new line?
Paul Henry had better watch his motormouth, now that online activists have taken courage from their success in the Willie and JT scandal, writes John Drinnan.

Kiwis who make a difference will be recognised
Ordinary Kiwis who do extraordinary things will be celebrated in a new set of national awards launched by the Herald as part of its 150th birthday celebrations.

Herald celebrates in style
An exclusive cocktail party was held last night at the Auckland Art Gallery to celebrate the Heralds 150th birthday.

Live blog: Herald newsroom
To mark 150 years, we're giving you a glimpse into our newsroom, with a live blog documenting a day at the Herald.

Our greatest New Zealanders
Herald editors mark the paper’s 150th birthday by retrospectively selecting NZers of the Year for every year since 1863.

A real family newspaper
Bill Wilson carries the first name of his great-great grandfather who founded the New Zealand Herald but that is not unusual in his family.