Panel: COVID-19 in the media - journalists’ perspectives and experiences

JENNY SUO

Jenny Suo began her television career in 2009 at TV3, directly after finishing a degree at the New Zealand Broadcasting School in Christchurch. Jenny — who moved to Auckland from China when she was four — went on to report for Nightline, 3 News and Newsworthy.

After four years at TV3, Jenny moved to the USA in 2014 for a year. Returning to TV3 for two years, she eventually produced and presented for Newshub Late.

In September 2017, Jenny moved over to 1 News as a reporter, and read news for Breakfast and late bulletin 1 News Tonight. Suo became 1 News Tonight's presenter in late January 2019.

MARC DAALDER

Marc Daalder is a political reporter who covers Covid-19, climate change, energy, technology and the far-right from Newsroom’s office in Parliament’s Press Gallery.

EUGENE BINGHAM

Eugene Bingham co-hosted the Coronavirus NZ podcast for Stuff with Adam Dudding, which looks at the COVID-19 pandemic from a Kiwi perspective.

Eugene has been a journalist for almost 30 years, working in print, TV and online, with a particular focus on investigative and public interest journalism.

KATE NEWTON

Kate Newton began her journalism career as a health reporter at the Dominion Post, before working for RNZ for seven years as a reporter, digital editor, and most recently as a long-form feature writer and data journalist.

A self-taught R user, Kate has just joined Stuff's projects team as one of the organisation's two full-time data journalists.

JAMIE MORTON

Jamie Morton has been the NZ Herald’s science reporter since 2012.

He covers research, medicine, technology, conservation, the environment and climate change.