Friday Prayers Thomas Mead
At the time of March 15’s mosque attack, journalist Thomas Mead had been playing netball with his colleagues at Newshub’s Christchurch office. Hours later he would be broadcast across hundreds of television networks around the world as he faced one of the hardest tests for any journalist – reporting live on a terror attack. In this episode, Thomas talks to Rev Frank Ritchie about what it was like working that day and how he walked the line between delivering the news and being empathetic to the people of his city, whose world had been turned upside down.
A six part interview series with journalists who covered the March 15 terror attacks on Christchurch's Muslim community.
Primary Title
- Friday Prayers
Episode Title
- Thomas Mead
Date Broadcast
- Monday 9 March 2020
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Media Chaplaincy New Zealand
Broadcaster
- Christian Broadcasting Association
Programme Description
- A six part interview series with journalists who covered the March 15 terror attacks on Christchurch's Muslim community.
Episode Description
- At the time of March 15’s mosque attack, journalist Thomas Mead had been playing netball with his colleagues at Newshub’s Christchurch office. Hours later he would be broadcast across hundreds of television networks around the world as he faced one of the hardest tests for any journalist – reporting live on a terror attack. In this episode, Thomas talks to Rev Frank Ritchie about what it was like working that day and how he walked the line between delivering the news and being empathetic to the people of his city, whose world had been turned upside down.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland for public use as permitted by agreement with the rights owner.
Subjects
- Journalists--New Zealand
- Terrorism
Genres
- Interview
Hosts
- Reverend Frank Ritchie (Interviewer)
Contributors
- Elesha Gordon (Producer)
- Josh Couch (Producer)
- Phil Guyan (Executive Producer)
- Josh Couch (Editor)
- Christian Broadcasting Association Trust (Production Unit)
- Thomas Mead (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Journalists--New Zealand
- Terrorism