AUCKLAND (Radio NZ/Scoop/Pacific Media Watch): Radio New Zealand has further strengthened its award-winning news team with the appointment of Karen Mangnall as Pacific issues correspondent, says a Radio NZ statement.
A respected journalist with 30 years experience in print, radio and television, Mangnall has a track record reporting on the Pacific region and on Pacific communities in New Zealand.
As well as frontline reporting, Karen Mangnall has also held roles in editorial management and the training of Pacific Island journalism students.
In announcing Mangnall’s appointment, Radio New Zealand head of news Don Rood said he was delighted to have such a qualified and respected journalist joining the news team.
“Karen was born and raised in Fiji, and lived and worked in New Caledonia and Tahiti. She knows the Pacific and the issues that are important to Pacific communities”, Rood said.
Karen Mangnall holds a Master of Arts (Honours) in Pacific studies from the University of Auckland.
She has previously worked for Radio New Zealand and her career also includes working for other leading media organisations, including The New Zealand Herald and TVNZ.
Mangnall will begin her new role in late October.
She succeeds Richard Pamatatau who earlier this year joined AUT University to teach a new Graduate Diploma in Pacific Journalism course.
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