David CohenDavid Cohen

Veteran provocateur David Cohen lives in Wellington, and writes for a range of publications including The Guardian, National Business Review, Christian Science Monitor, and Jerusalem Report. He is the author of four books. Photo credit: Marti Friedlander.

Formidable reporter, wry commentator, dear friend: a tribute to Rob Hosking

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David Cohen remembers a man admired and loved by his colleagues in the media, in politics, and beyond. Journalists and other public figures spent Wednesday expressing their sadness amid the news that Rob Hosking, a senior political reporter and wry commentator for the NBR and other news outlets, had died of cancer. Rob, a former … Read more

Books: That Time Bono Stopped a Concert to Read Out a Shit Review of U2 by a Kiwi Journalist

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An excerpt from the new book of selected writing by Wellington journalist David Cohen. To the best of my knowledge I am the only journalist in New Zealand to have had his own printed words performed by Bono. It happened in front of 40,000 fans at the U2 concert at Wellington’s Athletic Park, on November … Read more