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Mediawatch is a Radio New Zealand programme dedicated to scrutinising the performance of New Zealand's news media, covering both the best and worst of journalism practice. It serves general audiences and media professionals interested in critical analysis of how stories are reported and language is used. The programme is broadcast on RNZ National and made available as audio on-demand.

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