Nz Herald
Crucial facts frozen out of an alarming story
How did scary stories of an ice age just 15 years from now spread throughout the news media last week? Mediawatch looks at the role of a couple of stray quotation marks, some dismal churnalism - and…
AudioReporting race-based house sales stats sparks outrage
"Who's really buying our houses?" the Herald headline asked, but reports about Labour's leaked data - which singled out only Chinese-named buyers - triggered rows about racism rather than a reasoned… Audio
Mining for meaning in the age of digitised data
Writing code, understanding algorithms and dealing with dumps of digital data: computer science and applied maths methods are becoming key skills in the world's newsrooms. Specialist data journalists… Audio
Mining for meaning in the age of digitised data
Writing code, understanding algorithms and dealing with dumps of digital data: computer science and applied maths methods are becoming key skills in the world's newsrooms. Specialist data journalists…
AudioConfronting ethical lapses in reporting
One reporter's deception sparked an outcry in the industry ten years ago - and a rapid retraction and apology. Top level inquiries were ordered into what went wrong to reassure readers and restore… Audio
