{"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":"2026-07-26T20:19:01.783141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897"},"episode":{"title":"Political dignity deficits, Long Story Short & paying for podcasts","slug":"political-dignity-deficits-long-story-short-paying-for-podcasts","published_at":"2026-07-25T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/political-dignity-deficits-long-story-short-paying-for-podcasts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897","url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=1340c214-0427-49f3-a667-8c97a3110be9","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/v1784974857/audio/mwatch/mwatch-20260726-0900-political_dignity_deficit_paying_for_podcasts.mp3","summary":"One sexist text to a podcasting politico had National gnashing their teeth, but it wasn’t the only political dignity deficit in the news this week. Also: are podcasts popular enough for people to pay enough for the makers to make a living here? Read more about this episode of Mediawatch on the RNZ website In this episode: 00:54 Coverage of Nash’s text going public - and other political dignity deficits 10:54 Midweek Mediawatch trail: golf vs football, sport obscures more war 13:30 Paul Henry quizzed on levelling up news media and big tech 16:49 Craig T Robertson on the global rise of podcasts - and start-ups upstaging big players. 22:45 Local podcaster Eugene Bingham on making a living from it and new service Long Story Short. Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode. Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcasts Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details","meta_description":"One sexist text to a podcasting politico had National gnashing their teeth, but it wasn’t the only political dignity deficit in the news this week. Also:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2343,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mediawatch-1043897/episodes/political-dignity-deficits-long-story-short-paying-for-podcasts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/political-dignity-deficits-long-story-short-paying-for-podcasts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}