Listen to Mike McRoberts discuss being a war correspondent and his te reo Māori journey
Reverend Frank Ritchie interviewing journalist Mike McRoberts Photo: Stephanie Soh
As missiles rained down over Gaza in 2014, Mike McRoberts lobbied his 3 News bosses to get him to the frontline of the war. For weeks, he found himself reporting from the centre of one of the deadliest conflicts between Israel and Palestine in decades.
The enormous scale of death and destruction he witnessed first-hand would stick with him, shaping his reporting and his response to future tragedy.
In this conversation with broadcaster and media chaplain Rev Frank Ritchie, Mike talks about his experiences in the Middle East, his journey to reclaim te reo Māori and his optimism about the future of journalism.
re_covering is a Media Chaplaincy New Zealand podcast series produced for RNZ by Love It Media.
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