Video / AP. Also a public speaker, Brooke Baldwin speaks at important events and venues. "When I doubt myself, and I see my reflection in the mirror, I'm not just looking at myself," Kaipara told CNN. "It's a huge honor. "She was my idol," Kaipara told CNN. Liam Napier is the Chief Sports Writer and Rugby Correspondent for New Zealand's Herald. Since then, progress towards women's full participation at all levels has continued. Duncan Bridgeman, Head of Premium Business Content at New Zealands Herald, loves helping business owners, consumers and investors make good decisions. This young, blonde woman has grabbed the world's attention she was one of three females reporters allowed into the . In early 2022, Bellis attracted media attention in New Zealand and abroad after highlighting her difficulty in returning home due to the country's tough COVID-19 border . If you have time, you can usually find contact details for specific journalists or rounds on the internet, . Upping the game in women's sports coverage https://t.co/s95QMNpiBF. TVNZ receives complaints of this nature from both sides of the political spectrum, which suggests balance in TVNZs reporting, the spokesperson added (though a better way to suggest balance to the audience is not to suggest PR strategies of any kind to any political leaders). Seventy years ago, a group of American women journalists made history when they covered D-Day. According to the just- released Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), women made up 40 percent of reporters and 25 percent of news sources across print, TV, radio, internet news and Twitter. 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Asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bill Ralston. Mori journalist becomes first person with facial markings to present primetime news. "They're there because they simply LOOK good. Stations: National, Radio New Zealand Programme: Morning Report Corin Dann; Cosmo Kentish-Barnes However, the "enormity" of the occasion was not lost on her and in many ways it was a full circle moment for Kaipara, who was inspired by Mori TV news presenter Tini Molyneux when she was a young girl. Sarah Daniell, Editor of Canvas the weekends Premium Magazine, loves to push the envelope and champion diversity through story-telling. Government ministers field questions from journalists during the 'bridge run' on the tiles at Parliament, 1 September 2022. Public and audience pressure has prompted the creative media industries to make "remarkable" improvements to the gender and racial diversity of film-makers and casts. Auckland born, she was raised in America and was an American citizen and moved between the two countries in the World War II period, kick-starting her journalism career as she began contributing articles on her experiences to The Free Lance . She hosts her own prime time political franchise called Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner and also a daily daytime show The Faulkner Focus. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Moment teenager crashes into back of lorry after 100mph police race, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Bizarre moments in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial so far, Stolen car crashes into another car causing building to collapse, Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles. Stephanie Holmes found her true calling as the Travel Editor at New Zealands Herald after stints in various entertainment journalism and communications roles. She studied journalism and became a television news presenter. But what are New Zealand journalists actually like? A TVNZ journalist reporting during a live news special in February. The experienced reporter, originally from New Zealand, was the only female journalist allowed to attend the Taliban's first official press conference. On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls (25 November), UNESCO is publishing recommendations on how to address online violence against women journalists. A former basketball and tennis player, Rubin Roberts began her career as a sports anchor and reporter for a Mississippi channel, WDAM-TV, eventually joining ESPN as sportscaster, concurrently serving as a featured reporter for Good Morning America. Survey respondents answered detailed questions about who they are, where they work and also their professional practices, political and social attitudes and levels of security and satisfaction. Promisingly, Aotearoa New Zealand performs better than the global average on gender balance. In her blog Adjust Your Set, former reporter Janet Wilson gives rival stations and her old bosses TVNZ and TV3 a serve, saying they are guilty of hiring pretty, young females for their looks and not their news-sense. Source. Born to a Japanese mother and an American father, journalist Ann Curry is best known for her extensive war reporting and has covered disturbances from areas such as Syria and Afghanistan. . Theres a lot more to be done. Anna Leask, specialist in crime and justice reporting for New Zealands Herald, has covered some of New Zealands biggest events, incidents, tragedies and disasters. 49 Michael Pulman Michael Pulman is a freelance sports journalist based in Hamilton, New Zealand. But it's hardly surprising if women reporters are not transforming journalism, despite their numbers. Calls for reckoning over online abuse in politics. On monitoring day in 2020, our radio news had the lowest proportion of women as sources, despite every radio presenter and reporter being female. Famous American journalist, Maria Shriver, is recognised for her long association with NBC. Aircraft from the two World Wars took to the skies over south Auckland along with more recent military and training planes as the New Zealand Warbirds Association lived up to their mission to Keep em flying. Photos / Alex Burton. BBC First months. Charlotte Bellis is a New Zealand journalist who previously reported for Al Jazeera. The median length of experience was 13.1 years - down from 14.9 years in the previous study. Cyclone Gabrielle has caused widespread damage to the North Island, including severe flooding in the Coromandel region. More recent studies, however, concluded that women dominate journalism, meaning the majority of employees were women. It might not be that so much that we're recruiting fewer but they might have left more quickly than the others. '), (Journalist and Television Host at All of theBig Three' Television Networksin the United States), (Journalist, Television Host and Chief International Anchor for CNN), British-Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour is best known as the anchor of the, (Screenwriter, Novelist, Journalist, Writer, Essayist), (American Newspaper Publisher and Heiress Who Led 'The Washington Post' (1963 - 1991)), (American Feminist Journalist and Co-Founder of Ms,' Magazine), (Former First Lady of California (2003 - 2011) and Ex-Wife of Actor 'Arnold Schwarzenegger'), Lucy Hawking, daughter of legendary physicist Stephen Hawking, has been a journalist with, (Television Personality, Gourmet, Food Writer), Daughter of Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigella Lawson has written several bestselling cookbooks and hosted many culinary shows. This time, it included questions about hostility and abuse towards journalists. I think people are working pretty hard to [increase] that, he said, pointing out that the rautaki Mori(Mori strategies) media companies are now running should make a difference, along with the publicly-funded Te Rito cadetship programme. A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is now stranded in Afghanistan after her home country prevented her from returning due to a bottleneck of people in . People need to get to know him," TVNZs political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay told Morning Reports end-of-week political panel last week as they pondered Christopher Luxons PR stint at Merivales McDonalds. The sports segment on Newshub's 6pm bulletin did not include a single female presenter, reporter or source. 'We are guaranteeing all their rights within the limits of Islam. Mlissa Theuriau (French pronunciation: [melisa tjo]; born July 18, 1978) is a French journalist and news anchor for M6. 105 episodes. Photo: RNZ. Having begun her career in 2005, Kaipara said hosting the primetime news slot was the "pinnacle" of her journalistic dreams, although it was a "bittersweet moment" because her mother, who recently passed away, couldn't share the moment with her. Newscaster and TV host, Harris Faulkner, is currently associated with Fox News Channel. He has been with the NBC news network since 2000 and prior to that was . Earlier New Zealand studies showed female journalists lagged well behind their male colleagues in jobs, pay, and seniority. Earlier New Zealand studies showed female journalists lagged well behind their male colleagues in jobs, pay, and seniority. Photos / Alex Burton, Competitors battle wet conditions for this year's event/ Photographs by Alex Burton, Winning entries from the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2022, The top 13 designs for the Resene Colour of Fashion competition open to final year fashion students at Whitecliffe College in Auckland, Monster Trucks Extremes Auckland show: Crowds pack out Auckland show of maligned NZ tour. In 2000, when Helen Clark was prime minister, New Zealand even led the world in the proportion of women political news sources, boosting the overall results. In 1996, she was named in TV Guides 50 Greatest TV Stars list. Jenni Mortimer, Lifestyle and Entertainment Editor for New Zealand's Herald, is passionate about telling stories and providing a place to escape for kiwis in amongst the hard news. Her documentary series The Alzheimers Project earned rave reviews and she later founded the nonprofit organization, 'The Women's Alzheimer's Movement'. The executive producers of all the television current affairs . These stem out of "The Chilling" (all reports available below), a global research project by UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), led by ICFJ's Dr. Julie Posetti and Nabeelah . [4] Prior to joining the BBC, Hockings worked as a reporter for TVNZ.[5]. [1], Her roles include anchoring Live with Lucy Hockings on BBC World News. Bellis attracted media attention in August 2021 after interviewing a senior Taliban leader Abdul Qahar Balkhi following the fall of Kabul. September 2, 2021 6:24 AM EDT. While the newspaper was initially handed over to her husband, Philip Graham, by her father, she took over as the owner, following Philips suicide. The self-described "old boiler" of the group, Rikki has paved the way for her fellow female reporters in her almost 20 years on the job. - Netball: Anna Stanley, Jenny Woods, Rikki Swannell, Irene van Dyk . 1. Chilling reports out of Kabul claimed militants were going door-to-door trying to track down locals accused of helping Western forces during the Afghanistan War and subsequent 20-year intervention from the US, Britain and Australia. Lara Logan is a South African radio and television journalist. Kurt Bayer is a Senior Multimedia Journalist for New Zealand's Herald based in Christchurch, covering the South Island and stories of national interest. List of notable or famous journalists from New Zealand, with bios and photos, including the top journalists born in New Zealand and even some popular journalists who immigrated to New Zealand. But apart from the fact that their numbers have now been shrinking year-on-year for several years, what do we know about New Zealands professional journalists? Known for her stints on Fox News and CBS News, TV journalist Gretchen Carlson made headlines when she accused Fox CEO Roger Ailes of having sexually harassed her earlier, eventually causing him to resign. There is a need for news media leaders to make similar efforts to retain cultural relevance and trust, capitalise on audience growth delivered by the pandemic, and better their performance for GMMP 2025. SPECIAL REPORT: By Philip Cass in Brisbane Melanesian Media Freedom Forum - Day two: The second day of the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum began with praise for the work of young Pacific journalists by Professor David Robie and ended with a warning that threats to journalism in the region were increasing. Nicknamed Nuclear Wintour due to her demanding personality, Wintour inspired the story The Devil Wears Prada. Prior to joining the BBC, Hockings worked as a reporter for TVNZ. She is both praised and criticized for her outspoken style. Dr Sabra Klein, a virologist . Emma Russell, Multimedia Journalist at New Zealand's Herald, uncovers health investigations and writes daily news following the country's biggest health system shake up and continued repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In New Zealand there are few female sports reporters both in print and broadcasting, as men continue to dominate the industry. The former Miss America is also a skilled classical violinist and a Juilliard alumna. The annual Farmer's Santa Parade returned to central Auckland after a year off for the Pandemic and the rain wasn't enough to deter Christmas fans. Credit: Massey University She brought issues like female genital mutilation to the forefront in America. That's partly because I think recruitments become more diverse, but it's possibly also because a lot of those people have left the industry,"Hollings said. Throughout history, there have been many women journalists who have made significant contribution to the field. She has written several books, has worked with, (Journalist and Host of TV Talk Show NewsNation with Tamron Hall), (American Journalist and Chief White House Correspondent for 'CNN'), (South African Television and Radio Journalist and War Correspondent), (Journalist and Writer Known for Her Record-BreakingTrip Around the Worldin 72 Days), (English Novelist, Poet and One of the Leading Writers of the Victorian Era), (Broadcast Journalist Known for Anchoring News Shows 'ABC World News Tonight' and 'Good Morning America'), Journalist Naga Munchetty is known for hosting shows such as, (Journalist, Anchor, and TV News Presenter), TV journalist Connie Chung is known for her interviews on, (The First TV Journalist to Broadcast from the Floor of the "New York Stock Exchange". However the journalist added the lack of foreign money will hold the Taliban back from governing the country. The first Worlds of Journalism surveyconducted in New Zealand was in 2015. This list may not reflect recent changes. Try contrasting that with female reporters in the American networks who aren't considered up-to-speed journalistically until they're approaching middle-age." 'I want to talk to you about women's rights and girl's rights, about whether women will be allowed to work and if girls will still go to school,' she said. Since studying a Bachelor of Media Arts in 2014, Michael has covered the Chiefs in Super Rugby, All . Lillie Rohan is an Entertainment Writer for New Zealands Herald and host of Its a Date podcast. But it's women's invisibility in sports news that continues to erode media equality in New Zealand, a pattern unchanged from earlier studies despite less sport being played during the pandemic. As a reporter, Hockings has covered the September 11 attacks, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the 2004 tsunami, the death of Pope John Paul II, the 2005 London bombings and the capture of Saddam Hussein. "The rest belong to that inglorious group, the Pick Me Tribe. Nathan Limm is a Multimedia Journalist with Newstalk ZB and New Zealands Herald. Photo: screenshot / TVNZ. Asian journalists are still quite low, around 4.5 percent if you include Indian journalists. Andrew Keoghan (born 6 October 1980) is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. Hundreds of people turned out at the annual Warbirds On Parade at Ardmore Airport. And she didn't waste the opportunity. [7], In February 2023, it was announced Hockings would become a chief presenter on the BBCs new news channel for both UK and international viewers due to launch in April. The survey found a big dip in the number of journalists aged between 40 and 50. The New Zealand Herald has described him as . Ben Affleck gets into car trouble as he attempts to get his Mercedes out of a tight parking spot in LA, Elon's back on top of the world! By Alice Murphy and Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia, Published: 03:09 EST, 18 August 2021 | Updated: 03:12 EST, 18 August 2021. I'm sure there'd be some people who will say that 'it's not like that within my organisation,' but overallstatistically women are the majority of people in journalism in New Zealand (60 percent). This sort of stuff that has a cumulative effect on journalists if it's going on month after month after month, that really wears you down. Charlotte Bellis was the first person in the media scrum sitting before the Taliban on Tuesday to ask a question, her blonde locks peeking out from underneath a face covering. She is remembered for her circumnavigation of the world in 72 days. Onein 10 New Zealand journalists surveyed identified as Mori a 20 percentincrease since the 2015 Worlds of Journalism survey. One of the most prominent writers of the Victorian era, Eliot's works are known for their psychological insight, realism, and detailed description of the countryside. A pregnant New Zealand journalist who said she turned to the Taliban for help after being unable to return home has been granted re-entry after an outcry. New Zealand has defended its border controls after a pregnant journalist said she had to turn to the Taliban for help after not being able to fly home. A much-respected figure in the TV industry, she is the recipient of six Emmy Awards andtheAmelia EarhartPioneering Lifetime Achievement Award. not only were female journalists barred, but a female alone in a room full of . Doug Laing, Multimedia Journalist at Hawkes Bay Today, covers all aspects of provincial journalism including local government, sports, major events, social and justice issues. Earlier New Zealand studies showed female journalists lagged well behind their male colleagues in jobs, pay, and seniority. Ms Bellis said there is 'no chance' US forces will enter Afghanistan which she believes is what prompted president Ashraf Ghani to flee the country. Vaimoana Mase is the Pasifika editor for New Zealand's Herald Talanoa section and is dedicated to sharing the stories and voices of our Pacific communities. Winston Aldworth is Head of Sport for NZME, working alongside New Zealands best sports journalists in the radio and publishing teams. In the case of NYU's "100 Outstanding Journalists in the United States in the Last 100 Years," culled from more than 300 nominees plus write-ins in a vote by the faculty at the Arthur L . This list is made up of people like Christopher Banks and John Drake. Worlds of Journalism 2.0 Currently working as a chief political correspondent for CNN, Dana Bash has playeda major role in the success of the TV channel. Thomas Bywater is a Travel Writer and Digital Producer for New Zealand's Herald. One obvious trend in Aotearoasince 2017is a declining number of journalists working for newspapers and magazines and a growing number working for online outlets,Hollings said. Photos / Hayden Woodward, Samoa Rugby League supporters took to the streets to support their team playing Australia in the World Cup final played in Manchester 19 November 2022, The New Zealand rugby Black Ferns celebrate their world cup triumph with fans in downtown Auckland. Anne Gibson, Property Editor for New Zealand's Herald, has been writing about real estate since 1985 and is a skilled and knowledgeable journalist with deep insights into property as well as other businesses. As the former First Lady of California- she was married to Arnold Schwarzenegger when he was the governor of California- she involved herself in . Kaipara got her "moko" in January 2019, which she says was a personal decision she made for grounding reasons, to remind her of her power and identity as a Mori woman. Dana Bash is an American journalist. There have also been reports of women who have been shot dead for wearing tight clothes, escorted home from work and told not to return, and in some areas forbidden to walk the streets without a male chaperone. Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle, covering arts and sports news to education, health and politics. Cyclone Gabrielle has caused widespread damage to the North Island and wild winds and rain lash the region. Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman at the event, assured reporters that the 'Islamic Emirate' would give women their rights as long as they followed Sharia law. Journalists are really getting a let's kill the messenger-type thing from certain sections of the public. Nearly three-quarters (73% . Erin Burnett is an American news anchor. She is actively involved in anti-domestic violence campaigns. Kiri Gillespie is the Assistant News Director and a Multimedia Journalist for the Bay of Plenty Times, covering local politics in Tauranga. Photo . Hockings joined the BBC as a producer in 1999, before being promoted to senior producer in 2000. The nation's 24 most beautiful broadcasters, as selected by Rachel Glucina. It is the second time all three jobs have been held by women - Dame Silvia . Kaitlan Collins is one of the most popular and influential American journalists of the current generation. Pages in category "New Zealand journalists" The following 192 pages are in this category, out of 192 total. With colleagues from the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at ANU, we surveyed 220 Australian adults who had given news interviews or who have the potential to do so. Ms Bellis said just last week she became aware of one of her colleagues names on the hit list and told the Taliban it would be 'unfortunate' if they killed him. But there's a strong Indian press and Asian press here now so we need to try and build those numbers.". Right IconThis ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet. Background: A quarter of a century ago Grays nationwide survey of the New Zealand media showed women journalists fared better than their overseas counterparts, making up about half the staff of many newsrooms, compared with one-third globally (Gallagher, 1979). Kaipara's Christmas Day presenting role was the first of six consecutive days covering for the primetime news show's permanent anchors, although her stint will continue into early January and she said she may be called again in the future. Birthplace: chirolles, Grenoble, France. Lester Holt (Full name: Lester Don Holt, Jr) is an American broadcast journalist who has served as anchor of NBC Nightly News since 2015 and also serves as anchor for Dateline NBC. A Mori journalist has made history in New Zealand by becoming the first person with traditional facial markings to host a primetime news program on national television. Mary Ann Evans, known by her pseudonym George Eliot, was an English poet, novelist, translator, and journalist. Mori facial markings get visibility boost following appointment of New Zealand foreign minister. When on May 12, 2021, Zoe Abu-Baidoo, a journalist with Citi FM in Ghana, received a WhatsApp message from her colleague inviting her out for lunch, it did not arouse any suspicion in her. ', Charlotte Bellis (pictured) has worked as a reporter for Al Jazeera in Afghanistan since 2019, Taliban spokesmanZabihullah Mujahid (pictured) assured attending reporters that Afghan women would be afforded all their rights as long as they followed Sharia law. Women journalists threatened online. I was over the moon," Kaipara told CNN of the moment she found out she would cover the primetime slot. It's unrealistic to put the onus for change on individual women when these entrenched patterns in coverage speak to the systemic and structural nature of the challenge. However, in New Zealand and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than to appear in it. Ms. Singh delivered a blockbuster article in 2017 . Christopher Reive is a Specialist Multimedia Sports Journalist for New Zealands Herald. Oriini Kaipara made headlines worldwide after hosting her first 6 p.m. bulletin for Newshub on the TV channel Three, with many lauding the milestone as a win for Mori representation. "They're not there because they can do the job better than anyone else; sniff a story out at ten paces or craft a yarn that makes us think," said Wilson. In between forum delegates heard about the continued problems of female journalists, who . Weve seenhuge growth in online journalism and new sorts of start-ups, like Newsroom, The Spinoff and Crux in Queenstown - plus the traditionally-strong organizations like Stuff, NZME, RNZ, TVNZ and Allied Press are all still there.". There have been studies done of journalists for the last 70-odd years which show that they generally fall into one of three roles. Masterton councillor Tina Nixon is interviewed by TVNZ reporter Whena Owen. The Worlds of Journalism Study found the median after-tax salary of female journalists in New Zealand was 26 percent lower than that of men of equivalent rank and experience. David Haxton, Editor of Kapiti News, loves writing stories about people who have overcome the odds, people who have worked hard to succeed, and breaking news. Karl Puschmann is the Culture Editor and an Entertainment Columnist for New Zealands Herald. 6 February 2015. 'Women will be afforded all their rights. Audrey Argyll was the magazine's first editor. The channel's announcement of the cricket summer schedule neglected the women's game altogether. Record proportions of reporters and presenters were women (68 percent) and appeared in stories as sources (33 percent). The nation's 24 most beautiful broadcasters, as selected by Rachel Glucina. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:New_Zealand_journalists&oldid=1014881542, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 201300 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 March 2021, at 16:06. But what New Zealand journalists are actually like is rarely examined. Affectionately called the pav and variously described as a festive chess board, Santas kaleidoscope and a rainbow Parthenon, the Christmas pavilion now in place at the lower end of Queen Street in Te Komititanga square - is turning heads and captivating hearts. The latest results are based on news coverage from 116 countries, sampled on 29 September 2020. Before appearing on TV, Sunny Hostin served as a federal prosecutor; for successfully prosecuting sex offenders, Hostin was honored with a Special Achievement Award. Ms Bellis has worked for Al Jazeera, an independent news organisation funded partly by the Qatari government, from Afghanistan since 2019. The reporter said a few of her friends had bought guns but many more had fled, despite the Taliban vowing they want no bloodshed. There was only one female journalist at the Taliban's first official press conference this week and her bold question to the group of armed men who took over Afghanistan's capital shocked the world. This list may not reflect recent changes. Strong professional with a School Cert, Sixth Form Cert, Certificate in Journalism focused in General Office Occupations and Clerical Services & Journalism from Hamilton Girls High . This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. Robert Harte - actor and television presenter. The comments below have not been moderated. Anna Wintour is a British-American journalist. Photo: LDR / Wairarapa Times-Age / Karen Coltman. Since 2008, Brooke Baldwin has been an important member of CNN. Overview: Hilary Ann Barry (ne Pankhurst, born 4 December 1969) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality who currently co-hosts Seven Sharp with Jeremy Wells. The average length of service to journalism has heldsteady since the last surveyin 2015. Some of the hostility comes from people convinced journalists are driven by their own agendas,Hollings said. While many media observers have argued that more women working in journalism will improve coverage of women and gender issues, the New Zealand findings offer mixed support for this optimism. She has also interned under Florida congressman Bill McCollum. A. 'What assurances can you give to women and girls that their rights will be protected?'. New Zealand Herald: newsdesk@nzherald.co.nz: 09 379 5050: Northern Advocate: reporters@northernadvocate.co.nz: 09 470 2899: Oamaru Mail: news@oamarumail.co.nz: 03 434 9970: A popular legal commentator and television journalist, Nancy Grace has hosted many TV shows, including an eponymous nightly celebrity news show. Photo / CyldeServices, The long, hard work to clean up after the cyclone's destruction starts in the hardest-hit area of Hawke's Bay, Looking like the aftermath of a battle-zone, Esk Valley, known for it's productive land and outstanding beauty, has been smashed in cyclone Gabrielle's path.