Luxon repeats defeat of foes, indie operator fires up election debates

<p>A single Herald story sparked a political drama and a media frenzy could have toppled the PM, but didn't . . . again. Also: the big TV election debates have yet to be set yet this time. But one indie outlet is already getting heavy hitters together to talk policy.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>1:23 The media didn’t make up the move against the PM this week - but the made a lot of it, any many picked the wrong victor</p><p>14:13 Election debates are usually hotly contested - but not yet this time, so far</p><p>24:00 Pat Brittenden on the Big Hairy News debates around the country, persuading politicians to take part - and indie media eating the MSM’s lunch</p><p><em>Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.</em></p><p><em>Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at <a href="http://rnz.co.nz/podcasts">rnz.co.nz/podcasts</a></em></p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=9aa5cb63-5361-43ac-ba3e-0a75e968d8ac">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>