This week Tomorrow's World toes the line of the social sciences, investigating the explosion of reality TV content. From fourth wall breaks, to why it's so consumed, to performative femininity, to whether societal values are actually reflected in formats and duty of care for participants of reality shows. Stella and Isla speak to Rebecca Trelease, who's winding up her PhD at AUT on the subject.
Our beloved Viewmaster is back and this week he chats about the second season of Hunters, which has apparently gone "balls to the wall"! Whakarongo mai nei!
AUT Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie and Pacific Media Watch editor Jean Bell joins us in studio to discuss West Papua and the failure of visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo to front up to the media while in New Zealand.
We also chat about the wave of protests sweeping Indonesia due to a new law that criminalises criticism of lawmakers and the Tonga Minister of Education, Penisimani Fifita moving to ban girls from rugby or boxing.
The Southern Cross has returned to the Monday Wire and this week AUT Pacific Media Centre's Rahul Bhattarai and Professor David Robie joined Jemima in studio. They discussed the Freedom Flotilla nearing Gaza with a New Zealander on board, an Air Vanuatu flight that made an emergency landing, Papua New Guinea land owners threating to close Komo airfield, New Caledonian independence from France and the Pacific Journalism Review on climate change and disasters.
This week on the Monday Wire, Jemima spoke with Green Party co-leader James Shaw in studio about the Zero Carbon Bill and the Pacific Climate Summit in Fiji. Southern Cross returned with AUT Pacific Media Centre's Rahul Bhattarai and Professor David Robie who discussed the Freedom Flotilla, an Air Vanuatu flight making an emergency landing, Papua New Guinea land owners threating to close Komo airfield, New Caledonian independence from France and the Pacific Journalism Review. Damian spoke with Dr John Chaplin, a head and neck surgeon, about head and neck cancer and it's correlation with HPV. Bailley wrapped up with an interview with Jennifer Frost from Don't be Silent, faculty restructuring at the University of Auckland.
Jemima is joined by AUT Pacific Media Centre Director Prof. David Robie and reporter Rahul Bhattarai about the centre's news stories and issues being covered. Topics include; the detention of a Bangladeshi phot-journalist, in an ongoing protest in Bangladesh, a controversial movie named Confucius was screened at AUT, ABC has cut back shortwave Radio Australia frequency, and Vanuatu seeks support for West Papua.
This week on the Monday Wire Jemima spoke with co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw, about the government's plastic bag ban and Statistics New Zealand's development of new statistical indicators to measure the nation's success. Southern Cross was in studio for our regular segment to discuss the detention of a Bangladeshi journalist, the controversial film Confucius, ABC cut backs of Radio Australia frequencies, and Vanuatu seeking support from West Papua. Damian spoke with Clive Matthew Wilson about bus safety and seatbelts for buses. To wrap it up Lillian spoke with the co-founder of the Paper Rain Project, Indigo Greenlaw, about how the company raises awareness for social causes.
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