Be it $475,000 or $559,000, why is the top editor at one of journalism's most prestigious institutions paid relatively so little?

The publisher of the New York Times has denied that the firing of top editor Jill Abramson was linked to a salary dispute or sexism.

Herald publisher APN NZ Media has won a prestigious global marketing and advertising award.

The publisher of the New York Times is denying media reports its first woman editor was dismissed over her complaints about unequal pay.

Two women, both the first female editors at their two respective and prestigious newspapers - the New York Times and Le Monde - are leaving their posts.

Radio New Zealand is expected to restructure management at the end off the month.

New Zealand Herald photographers took away two of the top honours at the 40th annual Canon Media Awards.

Footage has emerged of the brawl between Australian media mogul James Packer and Nine boss David Gyngell which shows three men trying to restrain the pair.

If it hadn't been for a fortuitously placed paparazzo, who caught the 'Battle of Bondi' on camera, people might never have believed how Aussie's most powerful men settled scores.

Labour is considering blocking former TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima as a candidate if a TVNZ investigation is too damaging for him and the party.

A blogger and political consultant to Mana and the Internet Party has warned he will not support closer ties with the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

One of the most successful authors in British history, with legions of fans and millions of pounds to her name is not immune to pressure.

John Drinnan writes in his media column that NZ's biggest newsroom has taken the unusual step of setting up a register to formally identify 'risks' in its coverage.

It was the country's first trial covered by social media and live television - so what effect has the Pistorius murder trial had on South Africa's media?

Commercial radio networks have emerged from the latest radio ratings survey without any major upheaval for its DJs.

After decades of inter-marrying and living in relative harmony, Rwandan Hutus rose en masse and began mutilating, raping, torturing and murdering their Tutsi neighbours.

Taxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.

Money is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.

John Key has branded criticism of the release of royal routes as "nonsense", and the man responsible for the remarks "an idiot".

The country's longest-running employment case has been won by Radio New Zealand, the broadcaster is reporting.

If a broadcaster is reliant on advertisers and sponsors it will become, in some sense, beholden to them, and this will compromise its editorial independence, writes Sue Kedgley.

Former radio show partners Willie Jackson and John Tamihere were knocked back in a bid to handle distribution of $14 million of taxpayer funding for health and social services.