COMMENT: "John Key was kidnapped in Peru by drug lords." If you saw that message on social media, you might just think it's true, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: People no longer agree on what high-quality news is, writes Gregory Ferenstein.

Canterbury Television is waving goodbye to TV.

A man who made a living off viral news hoaxes says he hates Trump, but could be the reason he's now in the White House.

COMMENT: The $500,000 proposal to change Auckland's slogan received predictable criticism, writes John Drinnan.

COMMENT: Accurate, substantive news is on the brink of extinction, and it's not all the social networks' fault.

Sky TV has filed High Court action, alleging the media companies breached the pay TV firm's copyright in the its use of rugby video footage.

GOP insider Priebus and combative Bannon represent opposing forces. It's populism vs establishment in his own cabinet.

Village Roadshow is known for its measures to stop piracy, but its latest efforts have made an absolute mockery of its harsh stance.

After endorsing Donald Trump in the Republican primary, the New York Post withheld its backing in the general election.

"There is lots of meetings here today. People's livelihoods are at stake. A lot of people are doing it quite hard," Garner said.

Mediaworks has axed its flagship current affairs programme Story just over a year after its debut.

COMMENT: The Commerce Commission indicating that it may decline the NZME and Fairfax merger is hardly what the leaders of either company would have wanted.

The Commerce Commission draft decision rejecting a proposed NZME/Fairfax merger is "short-sighted", a media commentator says.

Paul Henry will leave MediaWorks at the end of the year, according to sources.

Radio host Jay-Jay Harvey has expressed her gratitude for messages of support after walking out of a live broadcast.

COMMENT: Telco is keen to make the move into entertainment.

TVNZ's top earner is getting even more this year with a six-figure boost to his pay packet.

The relationship between Silicon Valley and liberal politicians is raising questions about partisanship in digital media.

Everything you need to know about the AT&T deal with Time Warner that will bring sweeping changes to news and entertainment in the US.

AT&T's $85.4b purchase of Time Warner could escape regulatory scrutiny from a key player in telecommunication mega-deals.

Veteran Newstalk ZB broadcaster Barry Holland been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Sky Network Television chief John Fellet has hit out at submissions opposing a merger with Vodafone.

The company reported total revenue of $US2.29 billion and 3.57 million new streaming subscribers.

Earlier this year Hilary Barry left TV3 to head to rival TVNZ. So the big question is, which is her preferred workplace?

The Herald newspaper's readership is up 3.1 per cent and nzherald.co.nz has seen a 25 per cent audience lift year on year.

COMMENT: Hal Crawford is now driving broadcaster MediaWorks' news operation.

An email sent to Netflix customers advises of the price per month increase.

The Guardian's deep cost-cutting drive is causing British staff working in the US operation to return home.

How can Disney transition to a world where mobile devices, not TV screens, dominate news and entertainment?