HEATHER DU-PLESSIS ALLAN: GIVING HER AUDIENCE WHAT IT WANTS

Last week Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan was named Broadcaster of the Year at the New Zealand Radio Awards. But her weekday driv...

NEWSTALK ZB TRIES TO DO A HIT JOB ON CHRIS HIPKINS - AND FAILS

Chris Hipkins with Newstalk ZB's John MacDonald.  Last week the New Zealand Herald and its NZME stablemate, Newstalk ZB, tried to do a...

FREE SPEECH UNION AND NEWSTALK ZB: A SANITISED VERSION OF STEVEN PINKER

  The Epstein files contains numerous references to US intellectual Steven Pinker. He was in New Zealand last week for a speaking engagement...

MIKE HOSKING AND NEWSTALK ZB: PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED

  The general election is eleven months away, and the conservative Newstalk ZB has ratcheted up its on-air promotion of the current governme...

THE ILLUSION OF BALANCE

How the New Zealand mainstream media reinforces the status quo.   IF NEWSTALK ZB is the blunt instrument of conservative politics, then the ...

NEWSTALK ZB: COMFORTING THE COMFORTABLE

  In a healthy democracy, media outlets should challenge those in power, scrutinise policy, and provide space for a diversity of perspective...

NEWSTALK ZB: PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED

  Last week's radio survey revealed Newstalk ZB remains New Zealand’s top commercial radio station.  But its conservative views mean it...

HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN: A NAME YOU CAN TRUST?

Do people really mistrust the mainstream media because of its 'left wing bias'? That's what Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis...

ZB PLUS: JUST ANOTHER MEGAPHONE IN THE CONSERVATIVE NOISE MACHINE?

ZB Plus has vigorously pursued the shoplifting allegations surrounding Green MP Golriz Ghahraman. But it's been silent about the Governm...

LONG TIME CALLER, FIRST TIME LISTENER

Abby Martin : An antidote to conservative talkback radio Talkback radio spends its time preaching to the converted...and that's why...

THE UNEXPECTED VIEWS OF KATE HAWKESBY

Is Newstalk ZB host Kate Hawkesby championing the interests of the working class? TWO SOBERING news stories were published over the w...

NEWSTALK ZB COMMENTATOR CALLS FOR "A FINAL SOLUTION"

UK talkback host and tabloid columnist Kate Hopkins was sacked this week by her radio station after she called, in the aftermath of the Ma...

CHRIS LYNCH'S ANTI - MUSLIM RANT

Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch has a problem with women-only swimming sessions, particularly if they happen to be Muslim women. I CAN O...

RACHEL SMALLEY DEFENDS MIKE HOSKING.

Rachel Smalley comes out in support of her mate, Mike Hosking. NEWSTALK ZB'S RACHEL SMALLEY wants her colleague, the ludicrous Mike ...