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VIDEO: Tech Now is now LIVE on EveningReport.nz

July 28, 2020

TECH NOW IS LIVE on Evening Report – EveningReport.nz has launched Tech Now. The new programme features technology commentator and ComputerWorld NZ editor, Sarah Putt, and is hosted by Selwyn Manning. The programme is the latest effort by EveningReport as it rolls out its public service webcasting programmes, produced by ER’s parent company Multimedia Investments ... <a title="VIDEO: Tech Now is now LIVE on EveningReport.nz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/28/promo-eveningreport-nz-will-launch-tech-now-this-week/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Tech Now is now LIVE on EveningReport.nz">Read more</a>

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Beware of elite billionaire ‘do-gooder’ hypocrisy, warns author

July 11, 2020

From RNZ Saturday Morning Described by a Guardian reviewer as “superb hate-reading”, writer and columnist Anand Giridharadas‘s latest book Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World investigates the hypocrisy of billionaire “do-gooders”. He questions how and why we have become reliant on the philanthropy of the super-rich to help solve our biggest ... <a title="Beware of elite billionaire ‘do-gooder’ hypocrisy, warns author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/11/beware-of-elite-billionaire-do-gooder-hypocrisy-warns-author/" aria-label="Read more about Beware of elite billionaire ‘do-gooder’ hypocrisy, warns author">Read more</a>

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Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims

May 7, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Ian Lowe of Griffith University Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans, rightly argues that infinite growth on a finite planet is “suicide”. But the film’s bogus claims threaten to overshadow that message. Planet of the Humans is directed and narrated by longtime Moore collaborator Jeff Gibbs. It makes particularly ... <a title="Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/07/moores-environmental-documentary-storm-the-truth-behind-the-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims">Read more</a>

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NZ lockdown – Day 2: Modelling coronavirus from the kitchen table

March 27, 2020

IN-DEPTH: By Kate Newton of RNZ News A week ago, Shaun Hendy packed up a desktop computer and monitor at his University of Auckland office and carted the whole lot home to his Grey Lynn bungalow in Auckland. When you’re leading the team that’s modelling the worst-case scenarios for how Covid-19 coronavirus might spread in ... <a title="NZ lockdown – Day 2: Modelling coronavirus from the kitchen table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/27/nz-lockdown-day-2-modelling-coronavirus-from-the-kitchen-table/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – Day 2: Modelling coronavirus from the kitchen table">Read more</a>

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Global technology leader warns against ‘digital takeover’ of democracy

March 7, 2020

By Sri Krishnamurthi Global technology and business leader Dr Anita Sands has warned against allowing digital technology to take over democracy on the eve of the first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque massacre last year. Dr Sands, who hails from Ireland but is based in Silicon Valley, California, served or serves on the board of ... <a title="Global technology leader warns against ‘digital takeover’ of democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/07/global-technology-leader-warns-against-digital-takeover-of-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Global technology leader warns against ‘digital takeover’ of democracy">Read more</a>

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Rio Tinto, clean up your own toxic smelter mess (and go away)

February 26, 2020

OPINION: By Murray Horton in Christchurch For as long as the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (Cafca) has existed – more than 45 years now – we have called for the closure of the aluminium smelter, owned by giant transnational corporation, Rio Tinto. There are numerous grounds for doing so, all of which amount ... <a title="Rio Tinto, clean up your own toxic smelter mess (and go away)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/rio-tinto-clean-up-your-own-toxic-smelter-mess-and-go-away/" aria-label="Read more about Rio Tinto, clean up your own toxic smelter mess (and go away)">Read more</a>

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Pacific reporting among first casualties of NZ media crisis, says academic

November 1, 2019

By Michael Andrew International and Pacific reporting are among the first casualties of struggling New Zealand newsrooms as they try to cut costs to make up for decreasing advertising revenue. This was the bleak message from Dr Mel Bunce, a media academic speaking at Auckland University of Technology earlier this week. Discussing her latest book, ... <a title="Pacific reporting among first casualties of NZ media crisis, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/01/pacific-reporting-among-first-casualties-of-nz-media-crisis-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific reporting among first casualties of NZ media crisis, says academic">Read more</a>

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Ethics needed in computing and tech to stop ‘robber barons’, says lecturer

September 22, 2019

By Michael Andrew Social media and tech industries have been replicating the ugliest aspects of capitalism from the 1800s, according to an AUT computer science lecturer. Associate Professor Tony Clear says that social media and tech executives are taking advantage of unregulated markets in a similar way as wealthy industrialists or “robber barons” who exploited ... <a title="Ethics needed in computing and tech to stop ‘robber barons’, says lecturer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/22/ethics-needed-in-computing-and-tech-to-stop-robber-barons-says-lecturer/" aria-label="Read more about Ethics needed in computing and tech to stop ‘robber barons’, says lecturer">Read more</a>

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Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’

September 19, 2019

By Wansolwara staff in Suva Twelve leading journalists from 11 Pacific Island countries will converge in Suva, Fiji, this Friday to discuss critical issues affecting the region including climate change and natural disaster relief and recovery and regional security. The one-day “Capstone at The University of the South Pacific” (USP) Laucala Campus marks the culmination of three ... <a title="Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/pacific-journos-converge-in-suva-to-discuss-critical-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’">Read more</a>

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Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua

September 11, 2019

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila In the wake of a Vanuatu Daily Post investigation into what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to spread fake news targeted at the government of Vanuatu and other supporters of West Papuan independence movement, a BBC investigative journalist has found clear evidence of a concerted campaign to pollute discussions ... <a title="Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/11/vanuatu-daily-post-indonesia-online-propaganda-undermining-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua">Read more</a>

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Multimedia, innovation vital for Pacific journalism, says academic

August 19, 2019

By Ben Bilua in Suva Multimedia skills and innovation are key to adapting to the changing media landscape, said US academic Professor Debora Wenger as newsmakers around the world continue to grapple with challenges arising from the transformation of technology and social media. Speaking to journalists at a regional workshop on new media and multimedia ... <a title="Multimedia, innovation vital for Pacific journalism, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/19/multimedia-innovation-vital-for-pacific-journalism-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Multimedia, innovation vital for Pacific journalism, says academic">Read more</a>

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‘We can’t control the demons’ – Tonga mulls Facebook ban

August 14, 2019

By RNZ Pacific Tonga is mulling a Facebook ban as the Kingdom struggles to contain a torrent of online abuse and threats on the platform directed at the monarchy by pro-government forces. It’s the latest fallout in an escalating digital war between the pro-democracy camp and those firmly backing Tonga’s constitutional monarchy, which bestows the ... <a title="‘We can’t control the demons’ – Tonga mulls Facebook ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/we-cant-control-the-demons-tonga-mulls-facebook-ban/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can’t control the demons’ – Tonga mulls Facebook ban">Read more</a>