Bernard McGrath made a remand appearance on Monday in the Christchurch District Court, where defence counsel Phillip Allan said he had just filed a notice of opposition to the extradition application. Judge David Saunders remanded McGrath, 65, on continued bail. Judge Saunders was critical of the media for pursuing McGrath down the street after his last court Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
Why the Church should thank the media
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
The Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Australia can only be a good thing for the Catholic Church. It is a chance to account for the betrayal and crimes of priests and other church representatives who committed acts of abuse against the vulnerable, and for the careless, even callous way in which many church Read more
Fighting false balance in the media
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Margaret Sullivan now wears the public editor hat at The New York Times and with a recent ombudsman column took on a huge media problem: False balance aka false equivalency. False balance reports are those that appear fair because they have two sides, except that one side reflects neither knowledge nor a right to speak. Reports on Catholicism are especially vulnerable Read more
Fr John Lamani “Father” of Pacific journalism: RIP
Friday, September 14th, 2012
Hundreds of people have poured into the Anglican Cathedral in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to pay tribute to the father of Pacific journalism, Anglican Priest and media pioneer Father John Lamani who died unexpectedly on Monday in Honiara. Lamani was of one of the region’s most successful indigenous media owners and a life member of the Pacific Islands Read more
Two NZ Catholic publications highly commended at ACPA awards
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
NZ Catholic and Tui Motu were runners up in their class in the Awards for overall excellence at the annual Australasian Catholic Press Association Conference (ACPA) that took place in Wellington last week. Australian Catholics won the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial prize for Magazines and Electronic Publications. Tui Motu was Highly Commended. The Southern Cross won the Bishop Philip Read more
Good and evil in the media
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
How is the world turning – what does the future hold for us all? The news is full of the dark stories, the more shocking the better, it seems. If someone wants to try to do some good for others, someone is sure to dig up some angle that reflects badly on the person, maybe Read more
Prayer’s powerful says Petra Bagust – Media Prayer Day
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012Petra Bagust says CBA is good at coming up with new ways of keeping people involved. TVNZ’s Breakfast host Petra Bagust has once again shown her support for Media Prayer Day by being one of the faces fronting the campaign in the lead up to August 5. Media Prayer Day is an initiative of Christian Read more
On media and massacres
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
A frenzied media and a disturbed angry lone assassin in search of massive attention have coalesced in a Colorado cinema like a perfect storm. This is not the first, nor will it be the last time unfortunately. The ghastly details of the tragic slayings in Colorado are now common knowledge. Yet many experts agree that dramatic, hysterical publicising of the perpetrator Read more
Syrian conflict more complex than media reports suggest
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Media reports present the Syrian conflict as a battle waged by President Bashar al-Assad against his people struggling for human rights, but Christian observers warn the situation is much more complicated, with foreign interests — including al-Qaeda — playing key roles. “The situation is much more complex and difficult to assess than the media in Read more
Vatican juggles communications to use new technologies
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Vatican radio is reducing is use of Short and Medium Wave radio transmissions to most of Europe and the United States, and replace them with new communications technologies. The move, announced by Director General of Vatican Radio, Fr Federico Lombardi, SJ, is to happen on July 1. Lombardi said newer developments in communications technology meant Read more