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Trust in media stabilising, report shows – Expert Reaction

Trust in media stabilising, report shows – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 April 202514 April 2025

Trust in New Zealand’s news brands has increased over the past year, according to new surveying. Authors of the Trust in News […]

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Why New Zealanders avoid the news  – Expert Reaction

Why New Zealanders avoid the news – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 October 2024

Impact on mood and lack of trust are key reasons some Kiwis avoid the news, according to a new study. The […]

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Covering Climate Now – In the News

Covering Climate Now – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 19 September 201920 September 2019

Climate change has been front and centre this week as more than 250 media outlets committed to emphasising coverage as […]

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Deepfake and the law – Expert Reaction

Deepfake and the law – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 May 201921 May 2019

Deepfake and other ‘synthetic media’ will be the next wave of online content causing concern, but there’s no need to rush […]

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Introducing the SMC’s new director – Dacia Herbulock

Blog  |  Published: 23 February 201823 February 2018

As the Science Media Centre gears up to mark a decade of working at the heart of science and media, […]

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Media mega-merger was never a sustainable option anyway

Blog  |  Published: 03 May 201703 August 2018

The Commerce Commission’s rejection of a plan for our two biggest media companies to merge is one of the most […]

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Canon Media Awards – science and tech finalists announced

Blog  |  Published: 04 April 2017

Around 350 finalists have been named in the 70 categories of the Canon Media Awards, the New Zealand media’s premier […]

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Where is the media going? Prime time for some discussion

Blog  |  Published: 24 June 2016

by Peter Griffin With the proposed mega mergers between both NZME and Fairfax New Zealand and Sky TV and Vodafone […]

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Smoking on NZ television – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 01 June 2016

New research highlighting the prevalence of smoking on New Zealand television has been widely covered by the media. Researchers from […]

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Smoking on NZ television – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 June 201603 May 2017

It might be time to consider an ‘R’ rating for TV shows that depict smoking, say the authors of research […]

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