The country's two largest news publishers blindsided a start-up competitor involving two of the country's most experienced journalists yesterday.

The Commerce Commission has received a raft of new submissions on its preliminary decision to reject the merger between NZME and Fairfax.

Media plurality would suffer if the status quo were to remain, NZME and Fairfax said in a submission to the Commerce Commission.

Popular Story host fails to appear on last night's show after telling newspaper her schedule left her 'exhausted'.

The media companies have filed a submission in response to the Commerce Commission's draft determination to decline them merging operations.

Two media diversity specialists have been commissioned to produce a paper on the concentration of news in New Zealand.

Niche magazine founder Greta Kenyon shares her thoughts on where the publishing industry is heading.

The Business Herald's Grant Bradley has won the Australasian Aviation Press Club aviation journalist of the year.

COMMENT: We urgently need to educate our society about media literacy and critical thinking.

In its long history, Vice Media has treasured a reputation for operating at the edge, embracing the digital shift and paying little heed to tradition.

COMMENT: Momentous times for media, including Facebook - even if it refuses to accept that it is a media company.

They're the "young and energetic" movement who helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. But the "alt-right" may already by dying.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is negotiating with an Australian company for a contract to redesign its website, the Herald understands.

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.

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.

Cartoonists have reacted to Donald Trump's surprise victory over Hillary Clinton with their own unique takes on the US election result.

American faced the most difficult choice today, so some of its newspapers advised: "Just pick the one you dislike the least".

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.