The Civics and Media Project Workshop 3 summary published
The third and final workshop for The Civics and Media Project was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand. The full-day workshop was hosted by the Royal Society of New Zealand and saw over 60 people come together discussing potential responses to the focus question ‘How do we ensure a well-informed, civically...
The Civics and Media Project: Crowdfunding initiative: PressPatron funding platform
Alex Clark, founder of PressPatron and participant at The Civics and Media Project Workshop 2, has shared his crowdfunding idea as a way forward. Below is Alex Clark’s initiative: A key theme that has emerged throughout the Civics and Media Project workshops, has been the importance of embracing a diverse range of funding sources so that...
The Civics and Media Project: Workshop 3 summary coming soon
The third and final workshop for The Civics and Media Project was held on Thursday, 19 November 2020, at the Royal Society of New Zealand. This full-day workshop proved insightful and dynamic, contributing potential responses to the focus question ‘How do we ensure a well-informed, civically engaged New Zealand in 2030?’ The programme is available on the...
The latest Workshop 3 programme is now online, ready for tomorrow!
The McGuinness Institute and the Royal Society are busy preparing for the third and final Workshop held tomorrow at the Royal Society. The Work programme is now up and available on the Civics and Media workshop 3 page. You can also view it below. We look forward to the speakers presentations – 11 speakers, 5 minutes,...
Paul Satherley discusses the state of formal civics education in New Zealand, from a government perspective at Workshop 1
The Civics and Media Project Workshop 1, on 2 September 2020, saw Paul Satherley from the Ministry of Education discuss the state of formal civics education in New Zealand, from a government perspective. Paul’s presentation contributed to the focus question ‘What is happening with civics and the news media in New Zealand?’ Paul’s presentation is now available...
The Civics and Media Project Workshop 3 preparation
In preparation for The Civics and Media Project Workshop 3 on Thursday, 19 November 2020, the McGuinness Institute has created slides Exploring print media 2020 – 2020 with the front pages of The Evening Post, The Dominion and The Dominion Post every 15 years on 30 June. This will be displayed at the workshop to encourage discussion...
The Civics and Media Project: Observations from John Roughan, a participant at Workshop 2
John Roughan, editorial writer and columnist for the New Zealand Herald, and participant at The Civics and Media Project Workshop 2 has shared his observations on news media in 2030 with us. John speaks about the possible implications of no daily news media by 2030 and how the internet may be the way forward for...
The Civics and Media Project Workshop 2 summary published
The second workshop of The Civics and Media Project was held in Auckland on Tuesday, 27 October 2020. The workshop was hosted by The University of Auckland and saw over 50 people come together to discuss the question ‘What will a well-informed, civically engaged New Zealand in 2030?’ You can read the summary of Workshop 2 here. Workshop 3...
The Civics and Media Project Workshop 2: Future focus video
Broadcaster John Campbell in conversation with five students from intermediate schools in Auckland about their expectations for civil society in 2030. The first session of The Civics and Media Project Workshop 2, held in Auckland on 27 October, was an engaging conversation between Broadcaster John Campbell and five students from intermediate schools in Auckland about how they...
Civics and Media Project Workshop 1 summary published
The first workshop of The Civics and Media Project was held in Wellington on Wednesday, 2 September 2020. The workshop was hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and it saw 40 people come together to survey the current civics and media landscape in New Zealand. It asked the question ‘What is happening with civics and the news media in...
The Civics and Media Project Workshop One: What is happening with civics and news media in New Zealand?
New Zealand ranks highly when compared internationally in terms of governmental transparency, media freedom and civic engagement. However, our media landscape is in a state of flux and our voter turnout is in decline, and the impacts of these changes on our nation’s culture must be monitored. Business, civil society and government must have the tools...
Introducing The Civics and Media Project
New Zealand’s civil society, businesses and branches of government all need to be armed with the appropriate tools to respond to the complex and changing needs of the media landscape in the future. The Civics and Media Project consists of three workshops and accompanying discussion papers, which will examine whether citizens and communities have the...
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