Journalism

Minister and media puts pressure on name suppression; who are New Zealand's journalists today? Audio

RNZ Pacific journalist Koroi Hawkins discusses the first in-person meeting for the Pacific Islands News Association since the start of the pandemic held last week; the US-Pacific partnership agreement… Audio

As missiles rained down on Gaza in 2014, Mike McRoberts lobbied his 3 News bosses to get him to the frontline. The trauma of witnessing destruction on such an enormous scale stayed with him and shaped… Audio

A surprise phone call handed Garth Bray a huge scoop as media scrambled to find a runaway Hone Harawira in Australia. His journey to Alice Springs and the fallout back home turned the spotlight on… Audio

When covering the Syrian refugee crisis, Rachel Smalley translated overwhelming statistics of tragedy into stories of living, breathing people. Years later, Rachel still carries the grief of what she… Audio

Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home… Audio

American writer and editor Kate Tsurkan initially moved to the Ukrainian city of Chernivsti to work as a volunteer English teacher four years ago. Now she is living through the Russian invasion of her… Audio

Jim Tucker started his journalism career in 1965 as a 18-year-old cadet at the Taranaki Herald. Now in semi-retirement in Taranaki, Tucker has been reflecting on his life as a member of the fourth… Audio

Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer and cameraman Dan Pannett have witnessed some of the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine first-hand. They talk to The Detail about what it's like… Audio

For every study promoting wine or coffee as being beneficial to your health, there's another telling you to either reduce consumption or cut them out of your diet altogether. Journalist Nicole Schmidt… Audio

With traditional media on the decline, could new publishing platforms like Substack be the key to keeping talented writers in gainful employment? Audio

Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield says after 20 years reporting offshore - she’s shocked at the “communications industrial complex” she says shields our government and public service from media… Audio

Tuesday’s Covid protest at Parliament was a spectacle that had to be covered, but reporters who did so were targeted by protesters - and not for the first time. Does coverage risk ramping up the… Audio

The climate talks in Glasgow are the big global story right now - but it doesn't always feel like it in our news. A climate change reporter tells Mediawatch every journalist should now be one too -… Audio