{"podcast":{"title":"Mediawatch","slug":"mediawatch-1043897","podcast_index_feed_id":1043897,"rss_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcasts/acast/mediawatch.rss","website_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch","image_url":"https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--9v6zbVmO--/t_kt-podcast-external-cover-feeds/4JV4MXK_mediawatch_external_cover_v2_png.jpg?_a=BAMAMiiu0.jpg","author":"RNZ","episode_count":300,"summary":"There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T02:21:04.567614+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897"},"episode":{"title":"Midweek - RNZ shrinks as web stats soar, alt-media . . . & old-media?","slug":"midweek-rnz-shrinks-as-web-stats-soar-alt-media-old-media","published_at":"2026-08-19T09:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/midweek-rnz-shrinks-as-web-stats-soar-alt-media-old-media","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897","url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=e98e43fa-1245-4b84-a175-ea81377bce52","audio_url":"https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1787131667/audio/mwatch/mwatch-20260819-2120-midweek_-_rnz_shrinks_as_web_stats_soar_alt-media_and_old-media.mp3","summary":"RNZ could shed 10 percent of staff in a year - as its digital audience hits new heights. Also - a round-up of political alt-media and old-media action, including Jackson v Garner Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details","meta_description":"RNZ could shed 10 percent of staff in a year - as its digital audience hits new heights. Also - a round-up of political alt-media and old-media action, in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1516,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mediawatch-1043897/episodes/midweek-rnz-shrinks-as-web-stats-soar-alt-media-old-media/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/midweek-rnz-shrinks-as-web-stats-soar-alt-media-old-media.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}