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Media chaplain and broadcaster Rev Frank Ritchie sits down with top New Zealand journalists to unpack that one story that most impacted them, personally and professionally.
Made by Media Chaplaincy New Zealand.
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24 Cameron Bennett | The New Zealand Wars
After decades as one of the country’s best-known journalists, Cameron Bennett took on a unique new challenge: to educate the nation on the New Zealand Wars and help tell Māori stories.
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23 Anna Burns-Francis | The Right to Work
As fast-food workers suffered under the indignity of zero-hour contracts, Anna Burns-Francis stepped up to tell their stories. Her tireless reporting forced corporations to put employee welfare over greed.
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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.
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21 Anusha Bradley | A Breach of Privacy
As stories tumbled out about ACC's handling of sensitive client data, Anusha Bradley was there holding the agency to account. Her award-winning coverage prompted an independent review, policy changes and legal reform.
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20 Michael Morrah | The Heavy Toll of War
Plunged into lawless South Sudan in 2017, Michael Morrah overcame danger and personal trauma to report on the brutal realities of life in the wartorn nation.
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19 Olivia Shivas | Cruelty in Care
A wheelchair user all her life, Olivia Shivas’ coverage on people with disabilities suffering horrific abuse in care hit uncomfortably close to home. Her courageous reporting would help expose injustice and give survivors a voice.
Customer Reviews
SO flippin’ good.
Just soooo flippin’ good! 🙌🏼 Fantastic stories and glimpses into the heart and character behind NZ journos - a reassuring encouragement that the sector is in good hands! 🙂 Ngā mihi
Re-covering
Such a fascinating look at what drives journalists. Many thanks.
Reporters are people too
I feel like I understand so much more about the people and emotions “behind the headlines”