On the afternoon of March 15, 2019 an unthinkable act was perpetrated on the Muslim community of Christchurch New Zealand.
News media professionals played a critical role in covering the events of the day and the on-going conversation that was had in the public sphere.
This series pulls back the curtain on the people on the front-line... the often overlooked first-responders.
All content for Friday Prayers is the property of Media Chaplaincy NZ and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
On the afternoon of March 15, 2019 an unthinkable act was perpetrated on the Muslim community of Christchurch New Zealand.
News media professionals played a critical role in covering the events of the day and the on-going conversation that was had in the public sphere.
This series pulls back the curtain on the people on the front-line... the often overlooked first-responders.
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.
Friday Prayers
On the afternoon of March 15, 2019 an unthinkable act was perpetrated on the Muslim community of Christchurch New Zealand.
News media professionals played a critical role in covering the events of the day and the on-going conversation that was had in the public sphere.
This series pulls back the curtain on the people on the front-line... the often overlooked first-responders.
