Tagged: journalism

Featured image: Why climate change must stay on the news agenda beyond global summits

Why climate change must stay on the news agenda beyond global summits - The Changing Climate

Guest Author • Dec 10, 2021 •

Áine Kelly-Costello, University of Gothenburg   During last month’s COP26 summit, climate change was a ubiquitous story. News hooks abounded, from unpacking the flurry of non-binding pledges to reporting on the failure of rich nations to honour demands of countries at the frontline, criticising the summit as the “most exclusionary COP ever”. Even in today’s crowded information landscape, mainstream … Read More

Featured image: Worn down by bad news? You’re not alone…

Worn down by bad news? You’re not alone… - News

Guest Author • Nov 19, 2021 •

Feature image: The weight of the world’s news can be too much. (Shutterstock) Neill Fitzpatrick, MacEwan University In 1983, Canada’s Anne Murray released another hit song. This one, though, was different than what her fans were accustomed to. A Little Good News is a sombre ballad summarizing the mood of the day: “One more sad story’s one … Read More

Featured image: In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it

In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it - News

Guest Author • Jul 15, 2021 •

Susan Fountaine, Massey University   Women are more visible in the world’s news than ever before — but they’re still far from achieving parity with men. According to the just released Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), women made up 40% of reporters and 25% of news sources across print, TV, radio, internet news and Twitter. This was a record … Read More

Featured image: 10am brunch, 1pm Kmart: when the media pokes fun at someone’s lifestyle, it’s harder for the next person to get COVID tested

10am brunch, 1pm Kmart: when the media pokes fun at someone’s lifestyle, it’s harder for the next person to get COVID tested - COVID-19

Guest Author • Feb 15, 2021 •

Clare Southerton, UNSW and Marianne Clark, UNSW In countries like Australia where infection rates remain relatively low, contact tracing is a crucial defence in our fight against COVID-19. We’ve seen this recently in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, and now we’re seeing it in Melbourne as Victorian health authorities battle to contain the Holiday Inn outbreak. Read More

Featured image: Highlights from Bauer Media’s science-related reporting

Highlights from Bauer Media’s science-related reporting - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Apr 02, 2020 •

Today has felt surreal. I was all set to touch base online with my science communication students when a colleague shared the news that Bauer Media would be shutting down its publications immediately. The first link I saw implied it was Woman’s Weekly affected, and even that shocked me. But when I realised it was everything – The Listener, North … Read More

Featured image: Coronavirus ‘infodemic’

Coronavirus ‘infodemic’ - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Feb 03, 2020 •

Lately, my morning routine includes opening up our work email and checking the latest World Health Organization coronavirus situation report. It’s sobering to see the numbers increasing so rapidly – about 2,500 new confirmed cases every day and about 45 reported deaths. But I’m also reminded of the stark contrast between this outbreak and previous situations in terms of how … Read More

Featured image: Cults, leaky houses and a belated obituary – great journalism from July and August

Cults, leaky houses and a belated obituary – great journalism from July and August - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Aug 31, 2018 •

Spring is just around the corner which means the Science Media Centre team have been enjoying late winter vacations. Here’s a double-issue instalment of the great science journalism we’ve enjoyed during July and August. Seen, read or listened to anything you think we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments below. High Hopes: Who Will Benefit From NZ’s Legal … Read More

Featured image: Flat Earthers, data breaches and the human cost of meth testing – June journalism

Flat Earthers, data breaches and the human cost of meth testing – June journalism - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Jun 29, 2018 •

From human stories about the impacts of meth testing, to whether or not to debate scientific facts, here are some of the stories that caught our eye at the Science Media Centre this month. Seen, read, listened to anything great? Let us know in the comments. NZ’s natural born killer: Inside our war on stoats Jamie Morton, NZ Herald … Read More

Featured image: Kea catching, moose hunting and Juuling – some of May’s great stories

Kea catching, moose hunting and Juuling – some of May’s great stories - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • May 31, 2018 •

It may come as no surprise that at the Science Media Centre we consume a lot of media; it’s very much our job to keep abreast of what’s happening in New Zealand particularly in the science scene. But we also know that for those of you who aren’t eyes-deep in media on a daily basis, it can be hard to … Read More