01 Thomas Mead | Broadcasting to the world

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.

What is 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.