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Episodes (7)

22 Simon Wilson | The Cancer Diaries

A shock diagnosis forced Simon Wilson to come to terms with his own mortality. Rather than let it derail his work, the veteran journalist made the bold call to bring readers along on each step of his gruelling cancer journey.

enMay 02, 2023

06 Jared Savage | The tragedy of Marie Harlick

What started out as a seemingly straightforward but tragic homicide story for investigative journalist Jared Savage turned into a heart-breaking exposé that changed his reporting and view of the world.

enSeptember 01, 2021

Case #020 - The Black Widow

Philip Nisbet was found dead in his Christchurch home on May 4, 2009. Four years later his wife was found guilty of murder.

enAugust 29, 2021

The news stories making readers dumber

News organisations often report the results of informal polls they carry out by embedding surveys in stories or on social media. Mathematically minded people argue that in doing so, they're misinforming their audience members, and leaving them worse off.

enMay 01, 2021

Simon Collins - a lifetime in journalism

Long-serving reporter Simon Collins spoke to literally hundreds of people to cover major public issues. He also confronted his own bosses to defend journalism from cuts and compromises undermining the quality of journalism. As 45 years on the job come to an end, many reporters reckon we’ll never see another journalist like him (though he's not one of them).

enApril 04, 2021

Media milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment

Against the backdrop of anger over denying MIQ to a terminally-ill Kiwi in Japan - while the Wiggles got a fast-track through the border from Australia - a story about special arrangements for a top sportsman’s family was sure to get a reaction. But once the full story was out, they stood accused of ‘ragebait’.

enFebruary 06, 2021

Midweek Mediawatch: A nation united

On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a couple of slip-ups at the Herald, a run-in between Magic Talk and the WHO and another 1pm press conference question that caused controversy.

enSeptember 02, 2020

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Episodes (7)

22 Simon Wilson | The Cancer Diaries

06 Jared Savage | The tragedy of Marie Harlick

Case #020 - The Black Widow

The news stories making readers dumber

Simon Collins - a lifetime in journalism

Media milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment

Midweek Mediawatch: A nation united