Facebook needs to take accountability for its role in the Christchurch terror attack, which was live streamed on the social media site, the Privacy Commissioner says.

StopPress talks with Sam Fraser-Baxter, editor of arts and culture magazine Hello Zukeen, about self-publishing, the magazine’s nonsensical name and the expectations of print.

Media outlets have begun discussions on how best to cover the court case of the accused Christchurch terrorist without giving him a platform for propaganda.

Facebook knows who we message, the calls we make and the contacts in our phones, so why aren’t we all closing our accounts? Max Towle investigates.

While TVNZ was clearing out four hours of prime time to air a heavily-hyped documentary about Michael Jackson’s alleged crimes against children, radio networks here quietly eased his music off the air. It shows the power of social media to spread and shape opinion across borders.

At the halfway point in the fiscal year, TVNZ had gained TV audience and advertising market share, as well as doubling its online streaming numbers, according to its half-year results.

Ooh!Media’s CY18 financial results are out, showing double-digit revenue growth to reach $482.6 million.

New Zealand is lining up to introduce a new tax on multinational companies that make money out of online goods and services in this country.

Our weekly wrap of good things, strange things, funny things and other things from inside the intertubes.

One of Aotearoa’s biggest companies, Spark, is a firm supporter of the LGBTQI+ community through its annual Pride advertising campaigns, its partnership with charity OUTline, and its diversity and inclusion values within the company. Head of brand at Spark New Zealand Sarah Williams explains why the company chose to champion this social issue, how these campaigns attract both the loudest praise and the greatest vilification from New Zealanders, and why that it makes it the most important cause the company champions.

Sky Television’s first half profit has dropped sharply as it battles tough competition, forcing it to raise prices.

NZME’s FY 2018 results are out, showing a net profit of $11.6 million, down 44 percent on FY 2017.

New Zealand’s so often getting left out on world maps, even the government is having a laugh – that is after appearing to have somehow missed us off too.

Little Giant, Linked by Isobar has been announced as the digital partner for the development of TVNZ’s Re: News channel, which has had a Facebook presence since 2017. Re: News will be launched as a new website in March.

Tourism New Zealand is reviewing its media planning and buying agency to support its destination marketing work through a new request for proposal (RFP) notice published today.

It’s not often you stumble across a nine-year-old hosting a business podcast, but then again, most nine-year-olds aren’t like self-proclaimed budding entrepreneur Eliah (Eli) Smit.

Before we shut down our computers and leave the StopPress comment section unattended (to a degree) over the Christmas/New Year break, we take a look at the highs and lows from the last 365 days with the top 10 StopPress stories.

A place for sharing news, opinions and pictures of your cat, we take a look at the trends and most tweeted about on New Zealand Twitter for 2018.

Stuff is set to increase its coverage of stories that matter to Māori and the New Zealand Chinese community through content sharing agreements with Māori Television and SkyKiwi.

Māori Television’s chief executive, Keith Ikin, has told staff he will resign at the end of the year.

The fourth GfK commercial radio survey has been released today, showing 3.59 million New Zealanders aged 10+ listen to radio each week.

Media company Stuff has confirmed it will axe 19 jobs at its community papers in Auckland and Northland.

The Nielsen National Readership Survey figures for Q4 2017 – Q3 2018 have been released and it’s not all doom and gloom for print.

Stuff has announced its latest media partnership with Bauer Media Group. The partnership will see Stuff publish content from Bauer’s current affair and lifestyle titles.

Shout Media has announced an exclusive street poster contract with Vector Limited.

Māori Television is replacing news and current affairs shows next year with a ‘Māori Media Hub’ to deliver “news as it happens” online and on TV. Mediawatch asks its chief editor why – and how that will be done.

Ooh Media has announced its new leadership team responsible for driving the continued growth of the business in New Zealand, following its acquisition of Adshel.

Sixty-two years after its first edition, New Zealand’s naturist magazine – gonatural – has seen it all. From censorship and explicit status, to countless volunteers putting together the magazine four times a year in earnest. Caitlin Salter talks to current editor Michael P Moore about how this labour of love has managed to stay afloat.

Magazine Publishers Association executive director Pip Elliot has announced she will leave the position in December.