Grant Jacobs • Mar 08, 2013 •
If the ‘alternative’ viewpoint isn’t sound, there is nothing to report on the alternative viewpoint. For some things there are no sound alternative viewpoints. There seems to be a number of media personnel who feel obliged to offer ‘another’ viewpoint, as if everything were decided by opinion. It is, at best, lame … Read More
John Pickering • Dec 01, 2012 •
Heads up. A few weeks ago I posted about the crisis in grant funding in NZ. This led to a number of discussions with a journalist from Radio New Zealand. Laura Bootham has shown great persistance in tracking down facts and people. I look forward to hearing what she has come up with. She tells … Continue reading » … Read More
Peter Griffin • Jan 14, 2011 •
For the second year running, Radio New Zealand’s Summer Noelle programme hosted by Noelle McCarthy has featured interviews with Sciblogs contributors in its Science Spot series. Here are the interviews so far… (links to mp3 recordings for playback) Stick blogger Peter Kerr talks innovation Infectious Thoughts blogger Siouxsie Wiles on … Read More
Peter Griffin • Mar 03, 2010 •
Across public and commercial radio there’s more science journalism going on than ever before and thanks to the internet, it is becoming easier to find. The volume of content and the flexibility of the radio format which allows for longer interviews, mini documentaries and panel discussions means radio is emerging as the medium that best serves science coverage in New … Read More
Peter Griffin • Feb 19, 2010 •
If you work in or near the media, you’ll have heard the nervous buzz from journalists over the last few days about the depressing options facing Radio New Zealand if it is to cut costs and stay within its flat, $38 million budget. The Journz mailing list where a smattering of Kiwi hacks hang out has been fairly … Read More
Peter Griffin • Dec 29, 2009 •
Several of our Scibloggers will be featuring over the next few weeks on Radio New Zealand’s summer programmes talking science. Dr Fabiana Kubke kicked off today with a discussion on Summer of Noelle about tuis and her citizen science project. I’ll update this post throughout the holidays with links to the audio as more Scibloggers are … Read More