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Mag war hits new heights: Weekly's top two poached
The women's magazine war intensified yesterday as the Woman's Weekly lost its editor and deputy editor to its main rival.

Henry's Asian driver comments 'borderline' - BSA
'Ill-conceived' comments by Paul Henry on Asian drivers were not sufficiently objectionable for a complaint to be upheld, the BSA has ruled.

<i>Mark Irving:</i> Ideas at the core of any good ad
Why ads with a strong core idea gain the best results.

Ali Mau: I'm in love with a wonderful woman
Alison Mau has spoken publicly for the first time about her same-sex relationship, saying she has 'fallen in love with a wonderful woman'.

<i>Media</i>: Current affairs gone bad (again)
TVNZ is considering five formal complaints against Paul Holmes covering the Hobbit dispute on TV One show Q&A on Labour weekend.

Tamihere 'deserved new trial'
Convicted double murderer David Tamihere, who is soon to be released, deserved a retrial years ago, says his broadcaster brother John.

<i>John Drinnan:</i> Two Geoffs on Morning Report?
Does Simon Mercep have Sean Plunket's killer instinct? John Drinnan looks at broadcasters who cut through the bull.

Times says 105,000 behind news paywall
News Corporation has reported 105,000 online sales of The Times and The Sunday Times - the first official figures sincce putting its online news content behind a paywall.

Spy: The 10 Most Influential Media Women
The 10 most influential women in the New Zealand media, according to Rachel Glucina.

<i>Mark Irving:</i> Why a bit of TV is good for children
Children are a lot more media savvy than we give them credit for.

<b>Media:</b> Did the Govt save <i>The Hobbit</i> - or lose a game of bluff?
The Hobbit deal is not the first where New Zealand taxpayers have shelled out extra money to keep a Hollywood studio happy.

Book Review: <i>Scribble, Scribble, Scribble</i>
For those readers who do not regularly encounter the New Yorker, Guardian, Financial Times, and others it may come as a surprise to find historian Simon Schama finds time away from writing best-selling books.

Tim Wilson: made in Manhattan
TV One's New York correspondent Tim Wilson might have spent much of the last decade reporting some of the world's biggest stories but somehow he's found time to write his first novel, too. Stephen Jewell spoke to him in New York.

And it's 'goodnight' from him
After 40 years in television, the past 27 with Fair Go, one of the most-recognised faces in New Zealand is bowing out. Kevin Milne talks to Alan Perrott about the rights and wrongs of his escapades and TV ratings.