Will New Zealand TV news media inform or infotain this election?
By Sam Smith Over the last three decades, we have seen the commercialisation of news and the evolution of a fragmented multi-media environment. In light of this, urgent questions arise surrounding the New Zealand public sphere and the role of news media in our...
Can the bee colony collapse be stopped? π
Throughout much of the world, bee populations have been declining, threatening food supplies that rely on pollinators to reproduce. Their deaths have been tied to insecticides, climate change, and killer mites. What is the latest research on the global health of bees,...
What is media freedom? π
What is media freedom? How do you know when itβs there? What role does it play in the political landscape today? Maria Armoudian discusses media freedom with Jennifer Whitten-Woodring and Douglas A. Van Belle. They are co-authors of the book Historical Guide to World...
Are our oceans under threat? π
Our fates are tied to the fate of our oceans, which generate half of the world’s oxygen, as well as provide water, food, recreation, culture, and some $24 trillion of the global economy. But ocean life is under threat by multiple stressors β climate change,...
Is our economy undermining the green revolution? π
Are some green solutions unhelpful for the environment, or, worse, do they harm it? In her book, Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution, journalist Heather Rogers explores whether ‘green’ products such as carbon...Subscribe by Email
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