Peter Fowler

co-founder. Journalist. Founded in 1996 and sold to NZX 2007. Hapua is 'The Lagoon where Tui gather.'

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

VoxPop is delighted to announce its expansion in the U.S. market with the appointment of @gbullard and Jonathan Peck, two talented and well known figures in U.S. media circles.
https://t.co/MOJ8EV1DGz

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

@grok how representative is X's user base of the general population in the United States?

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Radio Hawke’s Bay is establishing a real-time digital/terrestrial information service - the backbone of our Emergency Broadcast System apps. If your organisation issues press releases about Hawke’s Bay, please add [email protected] to your distribution list. #hawkesbay

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

When NZ media and others are removed from Facebook/Insta over the Digital Bargaining Bill passing, things will only get worse for our democracy. Moving forward, I propose the Social Media Compliance and Accountability Bill to level the playing field.

https://t.co/I4uW2OsBfB

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

What happens when Facebook "ends news" in a country?

https://t.co/n9rWvY8HmQ

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Thanks to @MediawatchNZ for covering our system to allow small newspapers to transition to digital subscriptions. What's not changing in places such as Wairoa is the demand for hyper local news, so there's hope for local journalism. #journalism #wairoa https://t.co/12WlCLg1Gi

[Mediawatch @MediawatchNZ]

The Wairoa Star closed last week, but journalists want to keep going. A bid to re-start the Star online could be a guide for other papers to survive - or start up again in places that have already lost local news outlets https://t.co/ZogB2LxeYO

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Geomagnetic storm remarkably visible in Hawke’s Bay, NZ.

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

@tmurphyNZ Reporters just need to grow more arms and get a good therapist. If urbanites want to see the future of news in NZ just look at the regions. Local journalism is either extinct or on the verge. https://t.co/Usiv6mRCsp

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Thrilled to see Maine Public VoxPop go live, which represents our most advanced all of station engagement platform and will be used by news and programmes. And what better than launching with an Eclipse. #Maine #voxpop #eclipse https://t.co/BdM4E3qvoo

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Delighted Rachel Carson's #SilentSpring is in Amazon's best seller list, lifted by the Netflix hit "3 Body Problem". Coincides with soft launch of VoxPop's collaboration with Springsong Museum to collect oral history about Carson. https://t.co/4PSiEOIZng

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

@TheSpinoffTV @madeleinecholia Great work. Don’t suppose you have a regional breakdown. Ie how many journalists in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. I suspect what’s left is mostly concentrated in the big cities.

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

@NZBatman Very cool. Love your work.

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Don’t suppose any experts on Bats here. The cat bought this dead one in and wondering if long tailed bat? Didnt think bats were in Tukituki Valley. #bats

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

@NZBatman I’ve put it on ice. Thank you. I see it is a critically endangered species at threat of extinction.

[The Editorial Board @johnastoehr]

The Washington press corps' focus on Biden's age, and on "vibes" generally, means public opinion has not fully recognized that last week, during the State of the Union, Biden declared the end of the Clinton and Reagan presidencies. This THREAD brings attention to that.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Must-listen today on @1a: The slow death of local news coverage, something the D.C. region has absolutely experienced in recent months, with the Post trimming the Metro section and @wamu885 killing @dcist and laying off 15 people. https://t.co/4NHqNRoNbX

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

A new Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was announced today for Hawke’s Bay to provide residents with reliable, detailed, and timely information during disasters via local AM/FM radio and a speech-text based digital engagement platform. https://t.co/zkV6kFFgoX

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Great story by Seven Sharp on importance of local journalism. NZ grossly underserved by regional journalism. Thanks to @GoogleNewsInit we will soon launch a digital version of The Westport News to help it see another 150 years. #journalism @Hilary_Barry https://t.co/XHsHBeoyHU

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

So lovely to see it was Dame Jacinda Arden marrying Clarke. We should all send them best wishes. Hapua is just 10 mins down the road in the Tukituki Valley, so if you are attending a wedding consider staying here. And you can bring your dog! https://t.co/BQhw7DnngX

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

Looks like somebody important is getting married at my local winery today. Media and protesters standing in 30C heat.