Donna Chisholm

Cleared my desk at Bauer today. 11 years of journalism consigned to 2 black rubbish bags. Rescued this tile mosaic made for me in prison by a guy serving life for murdering his sexual abuser. I’d told him my cat Zac had died. He phoned to ask what colour he was then sent this.

Huge kudos to Newshub staff tonight for their incredible professionalism in the face of their own job losses and fears for their future. Class. You all deserved better.

Two points: 1: @marcdaalder did not get the credit for this story from other media that he deserved. 2: His scoop is an example of why journalism matters.

Gosh I really love men who say “calm down”.

Back in the Listener this weekend after a two-year hiatus. Great to work with the old team again and new editor Kirsty Cameron.

The photos of beautiful fungi all around us that the boy comes up with daily still astonish me. The second image has his fingertip for size reference. How do you even see these? Follow @cyanesense on instagram if this appeals.

I’m sorry, but putting a food budgeter in an expensive modern kitchen on prime time tv telling people how to make a broccoli stem go further is so much out of touch with hardship in nz that I’m beyond gobsmacked.

Wouldn’t it be great if the discussion about the need for equitable access to healthcare wasn’t derailed by one kneejerk, inflammatory story lacking context and data.

I told Gilbert “Smile!” And god love him, he tried.

Nicky Hager deserves every honour he gets. He is a journalist hero of mine. He is thorough, relentless, accurate and fearless and always protects his sources.

Son recently bought new camera gear and is taking some amazing pix of fungi. Follow him @ cyanesense on Insta if you feel inclined!

I guess it’s too much to ask of media in the wake of the outrageous Wayne Brown journalist cherry-picking, that they get together and say either we all cover you or none of us do. To be one of the outlets “allowed” to cover it is far from a badge of honour.

So many talented young journalists won awards at the Voyagers last weekend that it gives me real hope for the future of our craft. Looking forward to seeing what they do from here.

Anyone else think today’s Trump verdict will appeal even more to his “base”. Base in every way.

Charles is the beginning of the end of the monarchy and that can’t come soon enough for me.

The cat has put herself to bed.

A huge shoutout to our public libraries. Today, I got the message that Eleanor Catton’s book Birnam Wood that I ordered many months ago, is finally ready to pick up. It’s like celebrating Christmas every week and I hope our new mayor doesn’t destroy it.

When all we hear is negativity about what most journalists do, this list of finalists in the @nzmediaawards is a timely reminder that important work is still being done but is perhaps not always seen or acknowledged in the Twittersphere. npa.co.nz/voyager-media-awar…