Peter GriffinPeter Griffin

Peter Griffin is Director of the Science Media Centre and the founder and editor of Sciblogs. Prior to founding the SMC, he was Technology Editor of the New Zealand Herald. Peter was the 2012 Fulbright-Harkness Fellow and undertook research in the US looking at centres of excellence in public interest journalism.

The rise of the robocall: how to fight back against the scammers

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Have you had a scammer trying to get you with a robocall yet? Science and technology journalist Peter Griffin investigates the phenomenon. Remember last year’s wave of tech support scams, where you received calls from a foreign sounding “technician” asking for access to your Windows computer as well as your credit card details? They have … Read more

The great NZ media mega-merger was never a sustainable option

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The Commerce Commission was right to reject a bid by NZME-Fairfax that would have created a dominance unprecedented in a western democracy, and now the paywalls need to go up, writes Peter Griffin The Commerce Commission’s rejection of a plan for our two biggest media companies to merge is one of the most significant determinations from the regulator … Read more