tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066565209820908484.post1121339881355981249..comments2014-11-28T17:21:07.359+13:00Comments on By Microwave: Sensitive reportingKarla Akuhatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691353618790530076noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066565209820908484.post-74870706632310756372012-04-28T12:28:00.961+12:002012-04-28T12:28:00.961+12:00Hello Karla, yes, that story was quite well done. ...Hello Karla, yes, that story was quite well done. NZ reporters are very adept at reporting on events as they happen. But not so good at investigating behind headlines to shed some light on why things happen. I'm sure there's plenty of reasons why; resourcing, control of editorial, training, philosophical approach etc. <br /><br />I find many of the current affairs programmes produced by the NZ television industry for NZ television to be pretty bland. I did see some excellent work by a journalist named Rob Harley on TV ONE last year. A great in-depth story focusing on a family from Ngati Whatua, searching for a cure for a disease called "adrenoleukodystrophy" - made famous by the movie, "Lorenzo's Oil". The disease is wreaking havoc on their family. Highly informative but also very sensitively treated. You could tell Mr Harley cares deeply for the storytelling craft. It was that aspect I think, which found him reaching across the cultural divide to tell a story which was really, a 'natural'.<br /><br />But it was on at 1 am in the morning.<br /><br />Incredible.<br /><br />BKBK1996https://www.blogger.com/profile/16133535200971910385noreply@blogger.com