Peter Bale

Contributing writer

Peter Bale is a New Zealand-born journalist who’s been back in the country after many years working overseas for Reuters, CNN, and others. He is the author of The Spinoff's members-only Bulletin World Weekly newsletter.

Society
May 14, 2021

Bulletin World Weekly: The historic tragedy of Jerusalem

The latest edition of the Bulletin World Weekly, a Spinoff newsletter covering the most important stories from around the globe.

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Society
Dec 13, 2020

The Bulletin World Weekly: Making sense of 2020

Every week, Spinoff members receive a piping-hot Bulletin World Weekly in their inbox. As a special festive treat, we're sharing the final one for 2020 with all our readers.

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Media
Nov 14, 2020

Trump and Ardern are opposites in every way – except one

Why the news media will miss the Trump presidency – and how the New Zealand leader's use of social media bears a passing resemblance to Trump's.

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