Media
NZ media failing on human rights issues, says Amnesty International
The New Zealand media seems to lack interest in and knowledge of human rights issues, says the deputy director of Amnesty International New Zealand, Rebecca Emery.
Emery was speaking at a conference hosted by Amnesty International at AUT University last week as part of its upcoming Demand Dignity campaign.
“Human rights are pretty much taken for [...]
Media and military’s relationship not uneasy, says defence force
Beliefs that the relationship between the military and the media is uneasy have been dispelled by military officials.
Speaking at a conference at Massey University’s Wellington campus last week director of New Zealand Defence Force communications Commander Shaun Fogarty said the media and military could work together to achieve their aims.
“The public has a right [...]
Embracing Twitter in the Kiwi newsroom
New Zealand’s two main news television stations are further embracing the digital revolution by adopting the latest online social craze, Twitter.
Online editors and newsroom staff are both employing the microblogging service to reach out to both a wider audience and potential sources.
TVNZ online editor for news and sport Sarah Pritchett says television is no longer [...]
Public broadcasting ‘affirmed’ as RNZN takes supreme radio award
Radio New Zealand National prised the award for best metropolitan radio station from the jaws of commercial radio on Saturday – the first time a non-commercial radio station has won the award.
Traditional rivalry between Mediaworks and The Radio Network showed in the seating plan, but it was the state-owned broadcaster sandwiched in the middle who [...]
APN threatens legal action over blogger’s use of masthead
An Auckland blogger has been threatened with legal action by APN because of alledged trademark infringement.
James Coe’s blog, editingtheherald.blogspot.com, is a daily critique of The New Zealand Herald.
Last week Coe received an email from APN lawyer James Elliott claiming his use of the Herald’s masthead was trademark infringement and must be removed immediately.
He [...]
Terror Raid defendants: Trial by Media, take two?
The first deposition hearings for those arrested during last year’s “Terror Raids” have begun and, according to the TVNZ website, “Legal arguments are expected to be made by defence lawyers to bar all media coverage of the proceedings.”
And too right. Haven’t the accused already been hung out to dry by the media? It’s hard [...]
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