Today FM recently won a number of awards for its digital news and current affairs productions. All of these went offline when the station's owners abruptly shut it down after only about a year on the air. This is a good example of why we need properly-funded public media organisations. We simply can't rely on profit-seeking corporations to to public interest media work, nor to keep it available for posterity if they do:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018893413/midweek-mediawatch-on-the-outside-looking-in

#RNZ #MediaWatch #TodayFM #PublicMedia

TodayFM was MediaWorks' only news and current affairs service, yet it's been canned, despite getting close to covering costs after only one year on the air:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018884291/mediawatch-for-2-april-2023

#RNZ #MediaWatch #TodayFM

If today’s wall-to-wall NZ media coverage of the #mediaworks #todayfm closure shows us anything, it’s that the media think that stories about media outlets are really really important

The shutdown of Today FM is Mediaworks admitting its best days are behind it

https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/30-03-2023/the-savage-shutdown-of-today-fm-is-mediaworks-turning-to-face-extinction

I guess they shut it down today because it was the last day of the month, and it works better for the beancounters. Just imagine if they did it tomorrow April 1st.😀

#TheSpinoff #TodayFM #Mediaworks

My afternoon is feeling very empty right now. #TodayFM kept me calm during #CycloneGabrielle, keeping me updated all night and all day. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rY4Z7wCxxBE&feature=share

So is it over for Tova? Will Duncan ever garner enough support to be on air for Tomorrow FM? #NZMedia #TodayFM

Two instances of #AblestLanguage on #NewsHub #Live #6PM and #TodayFM during the 4 pm news bulletin discussing #PoseyParker #Case. People are up in arms regarding #LGBTQPlusRights, yet pejorative terms with #Blind, and #Deaf, still went to air!

#TodayFM isn’t giving equal coverage to the #WhiteFerns as they do the #BlackCaps, with #commentary on the #Rova #app only, asking #Alexa says she can’t find it!

Need to clear out the Rolodex! That on caught me out today! 💔 #tonyfenton #dj #todayfm #rip

#DuncanGarner talking on #TodayFM on why #BlackFerns did not get a #WinBonus for winning #RWC2021. Donate a Rugby World Cup winning bonus to The Black Ferns: http://bit.ly/3Gh2sxR

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