OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Ear pick clip timing couldn't be worseTV3's gratuitous clip of John Banks picking his ear was a bad call and the timing couldn't have been worse, writes John Drinnan.27 May 03:00 AM
OpinionBob Jones: Blaming banks for our woes just myth makingBanks stepped in to save the economic system, writes Bob Jones. Had they not, the world would have descended into anarchy with mass unemployment.26 May 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Labour and Greens must work togetherLabour and the Greens need to wake up and smell the coffee, writes John Armstrong. The underlying message that both Opposition parties should take from last weekend's two television polls is that their working in isolation from each other is not working.26 May 05:00 PM
Media and marketingWhy does the editor of the New York Times get paid so little?Be it $475,000 or $559,000, why is the top editor at one of journalism's most prestigious institutions paid relatively so little?20 May 02:39 AM
WorldNY Times shakeup unrelated to gender: publisherThe publisher of the New York Times has denied that the firing of top editor Jill Abramson was linked to a salary dispute or sexism.19 May 03:36 AM
New ZealandAPN's Oz campaign wins global awardHerald publisher APN NZ Media has won a prestigious global marketing and advertising award.16 May 08:52 PM
WorldWas editor pushed over pay?The publisher of the New York Times is denying media reports its first woman editor was dismissed over her complaints about unequal pay.15 May 08:01 PM
WorldTwo female editors spiked in a dayTwo women, both the first female editors at their two respective and prestigious newspapers - the New York Times and Le Monde - are leaving their posts.14 May 11:25 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan: RNZ boss says radio in decline - big changes neededRadio New Zealand is expected to restructure management at the end off the month.14 May 12:33 AM
New ZealandHerald's winning snappers<i>New Zealand Herald</i> photographers took away two of the top honours at the 40th annual Canon Media Awards.11 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBig haul for Herald at Canons<i>The New Zealand Herald</i> has won 16 awards at the annual Canon Media Awards tonight, including Best Breaking News for nzherald.co.nz.09 May 10:30 AM
WorldBattle of Bondi: Cops defend inquiriesAustralian police deny they've been slow to act on the public brawl between billionaire James Packer and Nine boss David Gyngell, known as the 'Battle of Bondi'.07 May 05:55 PM
Media and marketing'Battle of Bondi' footage releasedFootage has emerged of the brawl between Australian media mogul James Packer and Nine boss David Gyngell which shows three men trying to restrain the pair.05 May 09:48 PM
New ZealandTaurima's future rides on TVNZ findingsLabour is considering blocking former TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima as a candidate if a TVNZ investigation is too damaging for him and the party.05 May 05:00 PM
Media and marketingCelebrity besties pack some punchesIf it hadn't been for a fortuitously placed paparazzo, who caught the 'Battle of Bondi' on camera, people might never have believed how Aussie's most powerful men settled scores.05 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan: Making a stand on dopeA blogger and political consultant to Mana and the Internet Party has warned he will not support closer ties with the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.01 May 09:30 PM
LifestyleJK Rowling cut by barbsOne of the most successful authors in British history, with legions of fans and millions of pounds to her name is not immune to pressure.27 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanTVNZ to track 'risky' newsJohn Drinnan writes in his media column that NZ's biggest newsroom has taken the unusual step of setting up a register to formally identify 'risks' in its coverage.24 Apr 04:15 PM
WorldHow Pistorius' trial changed the mediaIt was the country's first trial covered by social media and live television - so what effect has the Pistorius murder trial had on South Africa's media?17 Apr 09:09 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Way cleared for Radio NZAn employment Court decision has removed a threat to the makeover of Radio NZ, writes John Drinnan.16 Apr 09:30 PM
WorldHack trial editor tells of 'gossip'Andy Coulson has told a jury he was not part of any agreement made inside the News of the World to hack the phone of murdered English schoolgirl Milly Dowler.16 Apr 04:15 PM
Media and marketingRadio survey: Big fish nibble minnowsCommercial radio networks have emerged from the latest radio ratings survey without any major upheaval for its DJs.11 Apr 01:50 AM
OpinionMaria Armoudian: Rwanda - legacy of an evil mediaAfter decades of inter-marrying and living in relative harmony, Rwandan Hutus rose en masse and began mutilating, raping, torturing and murdering their Tutsi neighbours.07 Apr 05:30 PM
Media and marketingGovt pays PR firm to run court websiteTaxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.06 Apr 11:05 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Mazda drives two TV lanesMoney is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.03 Apr 08:30 PM
RoyalsPM: Royal fume 'nonsense'John Key has branded criticism of the release of royal routes as "nonsense", and the man responsible for the remarks "an idiot".02 Apr 02:30 AM
New ZealandRadio NZ wins long employment caseThe country's longest-running employment case has been won by Radio New Zealand, the broadcaster is reporting.01 Apr 05:51 AM
OpinionSue Kedgley: Make Radio NZ an election issueIf a broadcaster is reliant on advertisers and sponsors it will become, in some sense, beholden to them, and this will compromise its editorial independence, writes Sue Kedgley.31 Mar 04:30 PM
