January 4th: Lake Taupo to Wellington |
Journal Entry:
Arriving in Wellington
After another uneventful bus ride we arrived in wellington around 10-11 A.M and I got to see the same amazing site of the ocean rushing up against the cape moving int to the wellington area. I got to point out Brian’s house and the rest of the amazing architecture and internally I made this choice that this was home. Wellington, a windy city grown too big for it’s britches.
Radio New Zealand - Wellington
Radio new Zealand’s wellington office, although smaller is considered the main headquarters of the organization. Viewing the difference of both offices gave me a distinct understanding of the difference between wellington and Auckland in that Auckland's office was very corporate. Wellington’s had a much more open, team-built floor plan that was more lax and open.
The trip expanded on the prior RNZ entry in that their social media team was re-doing a social media savy website where the plans were pasted up onto the wall with post-its all over it mentioning connections, buttons, and more.
Brian Pauling
We then met Dr. Brian Pauling, the founding director of a top Journalism school in New Zealand for dinner where we discussed the government’s control over the media and the politics involved in ensuring media is a social and free platform.
After another uneventful bus ride we arrived in wellington around 10-11 A.M and I got to see the same amazing site of the ocean rushing up against the cape moving int to the wellington area. I got to point out Brian’s house and the rest of the amazing architecture and internally I made this choice that this was home. Wellington, a windy city grown too big for it’s britches.
Radio New Zealand - Wellington
Radio new Zealand’s wellington office, although smaller is considered the main headquarters of the organization. Viewing the difference of both offices gave me a distinct understanding of the difference between wellington and Auckland in that Auckland's office was very corporate. Wellington’s had a much more open, team-built floor plan that was more lax and open.
The trip expanded on the prior RNZ entry in that their social media team was re-doing a social media savy website where the plans were pasted up onto the wall with post-its all over it mentioning connections, buttons, and more.
Brian Pauling
We then met Dr. Brian Pauling, the founding director of a top Journalism school in New Zealand for dinner where we discussed the government’s control over the media and the politics involved in ensuring media is a social and free platform.
What i learned from Brian
- The Radio has a particular power over radio in New Zealand due to the late entrance of TV.
- Because the Government funds the media there are no checks/blances but they are not needed
- In the early days however this was a huge issue with severe political propaganda.
- Roger-nomics: Things changed for the media when a largely social and liberal party implemented a ton of highly conservative polices agains the will and promise to the people. Media was therefore sent open source.
- Right now it is very easy for the government to change laws and rules so there is a fast and consisten ebb and flow to the government’s handling of media which seems to be a net positive for the media organizations.
- The problem with government owned media is therefore that reporters play political games with networks and have far too much impact.