Mediawatch: Our Fourth Estate is “collapsing” according to Winston Peters. But what does the most comprehensive annual survey of the state of it all reveal?

Mediawatch: The media were in emergency mode again this week, raising key questions about tourism’s risks and rewards – and some got involved in the emotional push to recover those missing on Whakaari / White Island.

Sexual abuse survivor Louise Nicholas is demanding an apology from the Otago Daily Times and its cartoonist Garrick Tremain after revelations he made light of her rape case.

The Otago Daily Times has issued a front-page apology for Samoa measles cartoon and thanked the “many thousands of people” who told them it had no place in modern society.

Students at an Auckland secondary school are rediscovering the joy of card games, lunch time play and the simple art of conversation thanks to a total ban on phones during the school day.

Mediawatch – Newspapers have been shrinking for years along with the advertising that pays the bills – but travel is proving the exception. Does this compromise commitments to sustainability?

Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.

Google will no longer allow political campaigns to target advertising at people based on their supposed political leanings.

The Commerce Minister is refusing to comment on reports the government is backing a new bid from NZME to buy Stuff.

Mediawatch: Former public broadcasting boss and Listener editor Ian Cross died this month leaving a lasting legacy in journalism. He also presided over the creation of TVNZ and New Zealand’s first TV shows analysing our media.