Episode

Midweek - Sports songs & Scots' social media soft power, revamps & relaunches

Podcast: Mediawatch
Published: Jun 24, 2026
Duration seconds: 1669
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A huge few days of sport preoccupied the media - including singing Scots' masterclass of social media soft power. Also, revamps and relaunches at RNZ, Herald and Stuff, a new news-ish podcast from The Spinoff - and an alarming moment on Mediawatch. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details