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NZME wins Best Use of Print at INMA Global Media Awards

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:43:12 +1200 | NZME

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has won the Best Use of Print award at the prestigious 2024 International News Media Association (INMA) Global Media Awards in London for its work on the Hawke’s Bay Today 'Cyclone Gabrielle: Special Free ...More >>

New Media Minister Must Rule Out State Intervention In Private Media

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:19:25 +1200 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The Taxpayers’ Union is today congratulating Hon. Paul Goldsmith on his appointment as Minister for Media and Communications and urges him to rule out state intervention in the private media sector.More >>

Elites In The Global North Are Scared To Talk About Palestine

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:45:13 +1200 | Globetrotter

Over the past six months, newspapers and television shows in the United States have generally written about the genocidal violence using passive voice: bombs fell, people died.More >>

Censorship Wars: Elon Musk, Safety Commissioners And Violent Content

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:39:00 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark

Platforms such as Meta and X engage in their own forms of censorship and information curation, their agenda algorithmically driven towards noise, shock and indignation. All the time, they continue to indulge in surveillance capitalism.More >>

$5m Investment In Content For New Zealand Youth Where They Are

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:20:46 +1200 | NZ On Air

NZ On Air is taking a bold new approach to engaging young New Zealanders with local content, with a $5m investment in new content that aims to both resonate with and reach youth, and provide opportunities for new young creatives.More >>

CTU Co-hosting NZ Premiere Of Award-winning Documentary Film, UNION

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:34:19 +1200 | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Film Premiere screenings will be held in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin on 30th April at 6pm. The largest screening will be held in the Wellington at the Embassy Theatre.More >>

Israeli Ambassador To New Zealand’s Unchallenged On TVNZ Q+A Programme, Allowed To Spread Misinformation And Untruths

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:22:38 +1200 | Palestinian Youth Aotearoa

New Zealand’s Palestinian community and Palestinian Youth Aotearoa are voicing alarm and disappointment with the lack of factual rigour present during the Israeli Ambassador’s appearance as a guest on TVNZ’s Q+A With Jack Tame Sunday (21/04).More >>

Welcome Home, Hobbit! Private Division And Wētā Workshop Announce Tales Of The Shire: A The Lord Of The Rings Game

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:58:06 +1200 | Weta Workshop

Upcoming cosy The Lord of the Rings game set in the Middle-earth universe inspired by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien arrives later this year More >>

JCDecaux And Haumi Celebrate Two Years Of Pae Ātea, Showcasing Māori Culture And Creative Expression

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:17:02 +1200 | Einsteinz

The tuku (campaign) is inspired by the different traditions that remember and record taniwha and their presence through time. It features the simple "taniwha" wordmark, expressed in diverse forms to encourage open interpretation and reflection of our ...More >>

On Fast Track Powers, Media Woes And The Tiktok Ban

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:53:16 +1200 | Gordon Campbell

Feel worried. Shane Jones and a couple of his Cabinet colleagues are about to be granted the power to override any and all objections to projects like dams, mines, roads etc even if: said projects will harm biodiversity, increase global warmingMore >>

NZ On Air And Te Māngai Pāho Announce Scripted Content With Strong Te Reo And Te Ao Māori Themes In Latest Co-fund

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:15:52 +1200 | Te Mangai Paho

The co-fund opened in December 2023 seeking proposals for a joint total fund of up to $8m with a priority on high quality Scripted te reo Māori content. More >>

Lōemis Festival Return's June 9th - 21st, To Te Whanganui-a-Tara For Its Ninth Instalment Of Wintery Wonder

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:33:05 +1200 | Cheree Ridder

This year’s festival encompasses 14 events spread across 14 days, beginning with a Gothic Feast at Zealandia, with master chefs Max Gordy (Graze Wine Bar) and Elliott Shepherd (The Development Kitchen); and ending with an epic eight hour meditative ...More >>

Cruelty Of Language: Leaked NY Times Memo Reveals Moral Depravity Of US Media

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:08:46 +1200 | Ramzy Baroud

Though such language control is, according to the NYT, aimed at fairness for 'all sides', their application was almost entirely one-sided. More >>

Empowering Call To Action For Young Filmmakers Against The Backdrop Of Funding Cuts And Challenging Times Ahead

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:29:46 +1200 | Day One Hapai te Haeata

Day One Hāpai te Haeata announces renewed commitment to supporting the next generation of screen storytellers in Aotearoa. More >>

REVEALED: RNZ’s Hypocrisy Over Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:11:22 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union

The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Radio New Zealand (RNZ) spent $71,842.53 on Facebook advertising over the past 12 months, despite earlier this year coming out in support of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill , which would force the likes ...More >>

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