Podcast appearances and mentions of Anna Fifield

Journalist and commentator Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to explain.

Qui est réellement Kim Jong-un ? C'est la question à laquelle a tenté de répondre la journaliste néo-zélandaise Anna Fifield, dans son ouvrage Le Grand successeur publié aux Arènes. Une enquête sur l'un des dirigeants les plus secrets de la planète, doté de l'arme nucléaire et gardant la mainmise sur 25 millions d'habitants. Alors que le dictateur joue un rôle de plus en plus important sur la scène internationale, avec notamment la présence de ses soldats en Ukraine.   À lire aussiLe président Xi Jinping dit à Kim Jong-un vouloir porter les relations à «de nouveaux sommets»

Qui est réellement Kim Jong-un ? C'est la question à laquelle a tenté de répondre la journaliste néo-zélandaise Anna Fifield, dans son ouvrage Le Grand successeur publié aux Arènes. Une enquête sur l'un des dirigeants les plus secrets de la planète, doté de l'arme nucléaire et gardant la mainmise sur 25 millions d'habitants. Alors que le dictateur joue un rôle de plus en plus important sur la scène internationale, avec notamment la présence de ses soldats en Ukraine.   À lire aussiLe président Xi Jinping dit à Kim Jong-un vouloir porter les relations à «de nouveaux sommets»

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Fifield and Simon Pound. First up, it's a merger that could put 620 million dollars into local philanthropy, but some say the proposed purchase of TSB by Heartland Bank will strip Taranaki of an important of its society. New Plymouth District councillor Gordon Brown has started a petition opposed to the merger, he joins the panel to discuss why. Then, Oliver Hartwich of the NZ Initiative says New Zealand's supposedly flexible labour market fails on youth wages. He tells the panel why.

In part two, record low alcohol consumption has some arguing that the government should reconsider the excise tax. Eddie Gapper, Vice-Chair of the Brewer's Guild of NZ explains why he thinks they should take a second look. Then, after a sell-out first season 19-year-old Claudia Hopkin's ice cream cart was stolen, ending her business dreams. But there's a happy ending to this story.

“We choose our defence spending and no one else,” the Prime Minister says as the United States continues to pressure other nations, including New Zealand, to increase military spending. Speaking with Heather du Plessis-Allan on Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking Breakfast, Christoper Luxon has backed New Zealand's defence spending. Luxon denied New Zealand is “freeloading” off America after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth fired comments at New Zealand over the weekend. “We choose our defence spending and no one else,” Luxon said. “I'm damn proud we're doubling [the budget] it's been run down over 30 years and it's a big job building it back.” He said spending 2.5% of the country's GDP on defence was “a start and a good place for us to get to” in wake of recent conflict. Luxon confirmed New Zealand is going to maintain its nuclear-free position. “It's [nuclear-free] one of the best things we've done. “I'm very proud and it isn't changing while I'm prime minister. Period.” Over the long weekend, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth told the Shangri-La Dialogue defence and security conference that New Zealand was “freeloading” off the US military. The claim came in response to a question from Kiwi journalist Anna Fifield, after Hegseth said allies that “refuse to stand up and carry their weight for our collective defence will face a clear shift in how we do business”. At the Singapore conference, Hegseth said he expected allied governments to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence. Last week's Budget outlined how New Zealand will boost defence spending to just over 2% of GDP over eight years. Fifield asked Hegseth if that meant New Zealand was considered a “free rider”. Hegseth said 2% of GDP was not enough, so “2% is freeloading” – though he also said New Zealand and the US' relationship had been “a very fruitful one for a very long time”. Allies couldn't just say: “‘Oh, we've been friends for a long time, so let's work together',” Hegseth said. “It's: ‘We've been friends for a long time so you better have the same visibility as we do, because if we don't, our alliance is meaningless'.” Hegseth also said he didn't have anything against New Zealand and was looking forward to working with New Zealand's Defence Minister and ”enhancing capabilities". Defence Minister Chris Penk was in the audience. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump is lauding his talks with China's Xi Jinping as 'great', even as reports of China supplying Iran with weapons emerge. Former Washington Post Beijing Bureau Chief and Asia-Pacific editor, and now creator and editor of the "Between Giants" Substack, Anna Fifield spoke to John Campbell.

Donald Trump is vowing to maintain a "friendship" with China, despite apparent tensions over Taiwan and Iran. The US President has met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump claims Xi is offering to help in some way with America's war in Iran without providing military assistance, while Xi says it's vital both countries are on the same page about Taiwan. Former Washington Post Asia-Pacific Editor Anna Fifield told Ryan Bridge usually when China makes statements about taking over Taiwan, the US President pushes back – but Trump simply pretended he hadn't heard anything and moved on. She says it's causing concern in Taiwan, as people think the US is becoming less willing to defend them or back them up. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Zoe George and Peter Field. First up, a new political party has entered the fore: Te Tai Tokerau Party, lead by former Te Pāti Māori MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. Then, what would hurt New Zealand more than the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz? A blockage of the Taiwan Strait. Independent journalist Anna Fifield explains.

While all eyes are on Iran and USA negotiations: Israel and Lebanon are still attacking one another, to find out what is happening there, and why, we're joined by New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield. Anna is the former Asia-Pacific Editor and Beijing Bureau Chief for The Washington Post; Anna writes the World Bulletin Weekly for the Spinoff and the author of the Between Giants foreign affairs newsletter.

Journalist and editor and China expert Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to discuss her latest post on Substack, Between Giants.

The latest from Asia, including the German chancellor's visit to Beijing ahead of a US diplomatic trip next month, low fertility rates in South Korea and what it means for the region, and why the world has gone bananas for an emotional support toy monkey called Punch who lives at the at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan.

It's a new year, so it's time for our New Year's tradition of taking a look at movies that tried to predict the future. This year, we're traveling to the year 2019 with Akira! Join us as we learn about the Tokyo Olympics, biker gangs, technical schools, riots, and more! Sources: 2020 Host City Election Announcement: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/2020-host-city-election Image of the Stadium: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1087204/olympic-stadium-for-tokyo-2020-completed' January 2019 image, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kokuritsu_Kasumigaoka_Rikujo_Kyogijo-23a.jpg Education Senmon Gakko: Japanese Vocational Education. Available at https://cordmagazine.com/education/education-senmon-gakko-japanese-vocational-education/ A Complete Guide to Senmon Gakkou in Japan: https://studyinjapan.org/a-complete-guide-to-senmon-gakkou-in-japan/ Rikkyo University Institute of Peace and Community Studies, "Local Responses to Prime Minister Abe's Attack on Article Nine and the Constitution," translated by Saito Yuriko,The Asia-Pacific Journal Vol. 14, issue 3, no. 5 (2016).  David Slater, Robin O'Day, Satsuki Uno, Love Kindstrand and Chiharu Takano, "SEALDs (Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy): Research Note on Contemporary Youth Politics in Japan," The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 37, No. 1, September 14, 2015. Obe Mitsuro, "World News: Students Protest Japan Military Shift," The Wall Street Journal (2015).  Simon Denyer, "Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks out for Black Lives Matter, faces backlash: Protests in Japan have reignited a debate over racism and policing. Osaka has also won support for speaking out," Washington Post (June 8, 2020).  Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida, "In Japan, the Message of Anti-Racism Protests Fails to Hit Home," New York Times (July 1, 2020).  Anna Fifield, "Fierce opponent of U.S. military bases in Okinawa detained for three months: A protest leader's continued detention without trial has triggered accusations that Japanese authorities are trying to silence him." Washington Post (2017).  "1969: Student Protestors Paralyze Tokyo in Anti-War Demonstrations," New York Times (reprinted October 22, 2019) Alastair Gale, "Japan Pushes Ahead with Antiterrorism Bill; Government says legislation is needed as part of counterterrorism preparations for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo," Wall Street Journal (May 23, 2017).  Mariko Tamura, "Flower Demo: Fighting Sexual Violence in Japan," https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/16387  Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(1988_film) Tom Usher, "How Akira has Influenced All of Your Favorite Film, TV, and Music," Vice, available at https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-akira-has-influenced-modern-culture/ https://akira.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_(anime) https://www.yokogaomag.com/editorial/bosozoku-biker-gangs-of-japan https://medium.com/@essie.angelica/the-rise-and-fall-of-japans-notorious-motorcycle-gang-ee31464c2406 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251017/p2a/00m/0na/053000c https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/30-years-akira-teenage-kicks-anime-style  Christopher Gerteis, "Cold War Warriors," in Mobilizing Japanese Youth: The Cold War and the Making of the Sixties Generation (Cornell University Press, 2021), 100-120. 

The world's two largest powers are closer than ever to a full economic break. Why neither the United States nor China want to blink, and what it will take for China to survive the trade war.Read more: A week after President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day” tariffs roiled global markets, his administration put China in its crosshairs, with a 145 percent levy on Chinese imports. China countered by raising tariffs on all U.S. goods to at least 125 percent and by publicly casting the United States as an irresponsible global power. Today on “Post Reports,” The Post's China bureau chief, Lily Kuo, joins guest host Chris Velazco to explain how the trade relationship between the two countries got so hostile, how China plans to weather the storm, and how the rest of the world might feel the consequences of this game of chicken. And China correspondent Christian Shepherd brings us to an e-commerce expo in Shenzhen, China, where sellers are pledging to find a way through the tariffs. Today's show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy and Elana Gordon. It was mixed by Sam Bair and edited by Reena Flores. Thanks to Anna Fifield. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

With Judith Collins, Anna Fifield, Paris Marx and Laura McClure

Voters across Taiwan head to the polls Saturday in an election that could reverberate around the world. As pressure tactics increase from Beijing, the island of 23 million faces existential questions about how to preserve its identity and fend off war. With Beijing military planes at times looming, Taiwan's ruling party's candidate, Lai Ching-te, contends democracy itself is on the ballot this weekend. Opposition candidate Hou Yu-ih warns that voters face a choice between war and peace. And a new third party candidate, Ko Wen-je, has been drawing a younger, anti-establishment base. Today, “Post Reports” speaks with Christian Shepherd, based in Taipei, about Taiwan's unusual three-party presidential race, and how it could shape regional and international security in the years to come.Read more: The Taiwan party toughest on China has a strong lead as election nears4 ways China is trying to interfere in Taiwan's presidential electionThese three men are vying to lead Taiwan — and fend off threats from China2024 brings wave of elections with global democracy on the ballotHow Chinese aggression is increasing the risk of war in the Taiwan StraitToday's show was produced by Elana Gordon and guest hosted by Arjun Singh. It was mixed by Sam Bair and edited by Monica Campbell, with help from Lucy Perkins. Thanks to Vic Chiang, Pei-Lin Wu and Anna Fifield. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

Anna Fifield is a remarkable and respectable journalist, columnist, author, and current editor of The Washington Post. I interviewed her about her book, The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un. Tune in as controversial writer and podcast host, Damien Grant, interviews a wide selection of interesting and entertaining individuals, authors, business people, politicians and anyone else actually willing to talk to him.  For more information, or to get in touch, visit the Different Matters Website. 

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, with North Korea and Russia's meeting focusing the news media this week, we listen back to Mike's 2019 interview with Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield who had just written a fascinating book on Kim Jong-un. She spoke with people who had real life interactions with the man, in an effort to get the clearest picture yet of what the head of the Kim dynasty is really like. Fifield's book is The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un. Then we listen back to the Wednesday Spiel Joe and Hunter.  Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara  Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com  To advertise on the show: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist  Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/  Follow Mike's Substack: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While much of the world is battling with inflation, China is dealing with deflation - and it could have a big impact on New Zealand exports. In New Zealand, consumer prices have been rising steadily, recently by more than seven percent annually. But in China, the official consumer price index fell by point-three-percent last month compared to a year earlier, sparking fears of the flow on effect for other countries which rely on Chinese trade. Anna Fifield is the Asia-Pacific editor at the Washington Post, based in Wellington, and an expert on China. Fifield spoke to Corin Dann.

[Encore Episode -- originally recorded 1/17/2017] Bio Tiffany Cross (@tifcrossmyheart) is brings 20 years of relationships, outreach, and storytelling to The Beat, Washington's inclusive political pulse.  Having spent significant time working in newsrooms, covering Capitol Hill, managing in-house corporate public affairs, working on campaigns, and navigating communities of color, she brings a unique set of skills that casts a wide net of influence. Understanding the intersection of press, partnerships, politics, and policy, Tiffany has a proven record of excellent relationships in the private and public sectors, media, the entertainment industry, and civic and social justice organizations.  Most recently, Tiffany served as a Senior Advisor for the National Education Association (NEA)  and its three million members. In this capacity, she liaised with the public sector, traditional and niche media markets, constituency groups, and civic and social justice organizations. She worked with NEA leadership on branding and positioning and was responsible for forging strategic partnerships, internal and external messaging, conducting scans on grassroots and grasstop organizations, and engaging communities in bilateral conversations on education, labor, and civic and social justice issues.  Before joining the NEA, Tiffany served as the Manager of News & Public Affairs and the Liaison to the Executive Branch for Black Entertainment Television (BET) Networks. Her work at BET included coordinating with the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention in 2008, executing the network's participation in the 2008 Presidential election, brand enhancement for the network, and advising on BET's political and social agenda.  Tiffany's broad experience includes guest booking for CNN's Reliable Sources with Howard Kurtz, covering Capitol Hill for Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, and working as an Associate Producer for Capital Gang. She was also a former Producer at America's Most Wanted and Director of Communications for Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies where she worked on the Obama for America Presidential Campaign and secured high-level visibility for company president Cornell Belcher. In this episode, we discussed: how Tiffany's personal journey has informed her approach to creating value for her network. Tiffany's key strategies and mindset hacks for building powerful professional relationships in Washington.  how 'The Beat' is helping policy professionals in Washington stay on top of what's happening and find relevant networking opportunities.     Resources: The Beat (send news leads to: info@thebeatdc.com) The Raben Group Task Rabbit The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver   NEWS ROUNDUP Donald Trump named former New York City Mayor and early Trump supporter Rudy Giuliani as an informal cybersecurity advisor. He'll head the President-elect's cybersecurity working group. Abby Phillip in the Washington Post writes that, since leaving the New York City Mayorship, Giuliani has started his own cybersecurity consulting firm-Giuliani Partners. Now a bunch of people are saying, "What the hell does Guiliani know about cybsecurity?" Well, Motherboard's Jason Koebler and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai looked into it and found some folks familiar with Giuliani and Partners' work ... It turns out their expertise is more along the lines of telling companies how to legally cover their asses if they're the victim of  cyberbreach, as opposed to advising on actual cybersecurity solutions. So it's looking like this job is more of a thank you for to Giuliani for his help during the campaign. It also turns out, as Rob Price at Business Insider found, that Giuliani's company website--giulianisecurity.com--is replete with vulnerabilities. -- You've heard all about Trump's dossier--people calling him PEEOTUS and things like that on Twitter, so we won't go into all the details on that--especially since the dossier is still largely unsubstantiated. But Scott Shane put together a nice summary just in case you don't want to sit there all day trying to figure out what's going on with this. Basically, this all started when the Republicans retained a company called Fusion GPS to look into Trump to figure out how to hurt him politically. Then, when it turned out he was going to be the Republican nominee, the Clinton campaign took over and retained Fusion to continue the investigation. The dossier has been floating around Washington for quite sometime, but the President and President-elect were briefed on it, and  that's when it made its way to the public via BuzzFeed and other sites. Mr. Trump says the entire dossier is a total fabrication. But if it's a total fabrication--it's pretty detailed, so someone must have had a lot of time on their hands. In any case, the FBI is investigating the claims ... although no one knows if Trump will authorize that investigation to continue. Some are also wondering why FBI Director James Comey was so interested in Hillary Clinton's email but not this. So this issue isn't going away anytime soon, basically, is the takeaway here. -- Matt Hamilton at the LA Times reports that BackPage--the classified ad website -- shut down its adult section last week after the U.S. Senate released a scathing report accusing the company of hiding targeted search terms related to prostitution and child abuse. BackPage Founders Michael Lacey and and James Larkin were scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland and Governmental Affairs' subcommittee on investigations. The committee's report alleges that its review of some 1.1 million documents revealed evidence that the company facilitated sex trafficking and child abuse. Testimony from a BackPage site moderator seems to show the company actively removed search terms so they wouldn't lose ad revenue, but still keep the ads posted without actively promoting crimes. But BackPage says it adheres to the the Communications Decency Act which provides immunity to websites that host content by third parties. The company also claimed the government investigation was an violation of its First Amendment Rights One children's advocate--Lois Lee--founder of Children of the Night--even said the site has actually helped law enforcement identify predators and locate missing children. But Senators Bob Portman--the Republican from Ohio and as Democratic Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill--both of who led the bi-partisan investigation-- say BackPages's decision to shut down the adult section shows how damning the evidence they uncovered was.   -- Congress has selected its leadership for its communications and tech-related committees. Senate Commerce Committee Chair John Tune announced that Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker will lead the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Greg Walden announced Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn, who opposes net neutrality and prevented efforts to build municipal broadband networks, will lead the House Communications and Technology subcommittee. Jon Brodkin reports in Ars Technica. -- Aaron Smith at Pew reports that a record number of Americans have smartphones and access to broadband at home. Seventy-seven percent of Americans have smartphones, with explosive growth among adults over age 50. Americans with access to broadband at home increased 6 points to 73%. Also, Seventy percent of Americans use social media and half own a tablet. -- iPhone app purchasers may sue Apple for not allowing them to purchase apps outside of the Apple store, according to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, overturning the lower court's ruling. The decision doesn't affect the merits of the case brought against Apple, but if the plaintiff's win, it could open the door for more competition in the app market. Stephen Nells and Dan Levine have the story in Reuters. -- The independent prosecutor in South Korea investigating the corruption scandal that has led to the suspension of the country's first female president -- Park Geun-hye -- has asked a local court to issue an arrest warrant for Lee Jae--yong--the head of Samsung. The prosecutors allege Lee used corporate money to bribe Park for favors. The court is expected to review the request on Wednesday. Anna Fifield has more at the Washington Post.  -- Finally, The Email Privacy Act is alive again, after passing unanimously in the House and dying in the Senate last year. The bill would require authorities to get warrants for emails as well as social media data, including data older than 180 days. It would also allow providers to notify their customers that their information was requested. The bill was introduced by Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). John Eggerton has the story in Multichannel News. 

If you don't understand what is happening in Asia, you are missing some of the most impactful stories of the century. For this episode, David is joined by Anna Fifield of the Washington Post and Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University to talk about the major stories and trends going on in Asia. Why did Jacinda Ardern retire from her job as Prime Minister of New Zealand? How is China coping with the quick change from Zero-COVID to completely open? Why is it so hard to report on China and North Korea? Find out during this fascinating episode. Don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you don't understand what is happening in Asia, you are missing some of the most impactful stories of the century. For this episode, David is joined by Anna Fifield of the Washington Post and Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University to talk about the major stories and trends going on in Asia. Why did Jacinda Ardern retire from her job as Prime Minister of New Zealand? How is China coping with the quick change from Zero-COVID to completely open? Why is it so hard to report on China and North Korea? Find out during this fascinating episode. Don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Penny is welcoming current Dominion Post and Stuff Wellington editor Anna Fifield, who moved back to NZ in 2020 after a glittering 20 year career as a globe-trotting foreign correspondent. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed biography of the North Korean leader; The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un. Despite fearlessly go live on Facebook in North Korea and brushing shoulders with the Obamas in Washington, Anna confessed to be nervous to finally reveal in public the story of her own early menopause. They chatted about cronification, her son's new found love of living in NZ and the reactions she got for putting the provocative word cunt on the front page of the Dominion Post. As you do. Support the show

Despite scientists issuing dire warnings about us being us on a path toward an unliveable world, climate action is often met with shock and concern in the media. This week The Dominion Post decided to flip the script.

Despite scientists issuing dire warnings about us being us on a path toward an unliveable world, climate action is often met with shock and concern in the media. This week The Dominion Post decided to flip the script.

Women leaders and journalists are facing increasing online attacks, with misogynistic abuse on the rise. How to fight back? Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield talks about her decision to publish the c-word on the front page.

Women leaders and journalists are facing increasing online attacks, with misogynistic abuse on the rise. How to fight back? Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield talks about her decision to publish the c-word on the front page.

After two decades overseas in major roles at the Financial Times and Washington Post, Anna Fifield returned home in 2020 to edit the Dominion Post. One of the biggest challenges she's faced in the new job has been deliberately obstructive communication work from the public service – and so she's made it her mission to try and change that culture. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield says after 20 years reporting offshore - she's shocked at the “communications industrial complex” she says shields our government and public service from media scrutiny. It's not a new complaint - but is it really worse here than in any other modern democracy?

Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield says after 20 years reporting offshore - she's shocked at the “communications industrial complex” she says shields our government and public service from media scrutiny. It's not a new complaint - but is it really worse here than in any other modern democracy?

Joining us on the Weekend Panel this morning are Anna Fifield, editor of the Dominion Post, and former National minister Chris Finlayson. Among other topics, they'll be discussing where to from here for Covid-19, the new changes to the MIQ system, COP26 and the Three Waters Reform.

Our latest 'Tea with the High Commission' guest is Anna Fifield, former Bureau Chief at the Washington Post and current editor of the Dominion Post and Stuff's Wellington Newsroom. She sat down with Laura Clarke to chat about media freedom, her experiences reporting in places like China and North Korea, trust in the media, and life back home in Aotearoa New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna Fifield was Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post from 2018 to 2020, before which she covered the Korean Peninsula and Japan as the Post's Tokyo bureau chief from 2014 to 2018. Anna is the author of The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un, and an authority on North Korean society and politics, having visited the country a dozen times to report on the Kim regime. She has also traveled across Asia to interview North Korean defectors, giving her rare insight into the lives of ordinary people in North Korea. Anna now lives in her home country of New Zealand, where she is the editor of the Dominion Post. Anna painted a rare portrait covering the totality of North Korean politics and society, including her analysis of Kim Jong-un's leadership, North Korea's nuclear program and the prospects for denuclearization, China's relationship with the Kim regime, the state of human rights in North Korea and the lives of the North Korean people, and more.

Anna Fifield was Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post from 2018 to 2020, before which she covered the Korean Peninsula and Japan as the Post's Tokyo bureau chief from 2014 to 2018. Anna is the author of The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un, and an authority on North Korean society and politics, having visited the country a dozen times to report on the Kim regime. She has also traveled across Asia to interview North Korean defectors, giving her rare insight into the lives of ordinary people in North Korea. Anna now lives in her home country of New Zealand, where she is the editor of the Dominion Post. Anna painted a rare portrait covering the totality of North Korean politics and society, including her analysis of Kim Jong-un's leadership, North Korea's nuclear program and the prospects for denuclearization, China's relationship with the Kim regime, the state of human rights in North Korea and the lives of the North Korean people, and more.

Anna Fifield was Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post from 2018 to 2020, before which she covered the Korean Peninsula and Japan as the Post's Tokyo bureau chief from 2014 to 2018. Anna is the author of The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un, and an authority on North Korean society and politics, having visited the country a dozen times to report on the Kim regime. She has also traveled across Asia to interview North Korean defectors, giving her rare insight into the lives of ordinary people in North Korea. Anna now lives in her home country of New Zealand, where she is the editor of the Dominion Post. Anna painted a rare portrait covering the totality of North Korean politics and society, including her analysis of Kim Jong-un's leadership, North Korea's nuclear program and the prospects for denuclearization, China's relationship with the Kim regime, the state of human rights in North Korea and the lives of the North Korean people, and more.

Anna Fifield was Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post from 2018 to 2020, before which she covered the Korean Peninsula and Japan as the Post's Tokyo bureau chief from 2014 to 2018. Anna is the author of The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un, and an authority on North Korean society and politics, having visited the country a dozen times to report on the Kim regime. She has also traveled across Asia to interview North Korean defectors, giving her rare insight into the lives of ordinary people in North Korea. Anna now lives in her home country of New Zealand, where she is the editor of the Dominion Post. Anna painted a rare portrait covering the totality of North Korean politics and society, including her analysis of Kim Jong-un's leadership, North Korea's nuclear program and the prospects for denuclearization, China's relationship with the Kim regime, the state of human rights in North Korea and the lives of the North Korean people, and more.

Panellists Anna Fifield and Stephen Jacobi share what they've been thinking about lately.

Panellists Anna Fifield and Stephen Jacobi discuss new proposals for housing taxes, Covid cases in England, and today's small business.

Panellists Anna Fifield and Stephen Jacobi discuss state-sponsored cyber attacks, Toa the orca whale, and favourite Olympians.

Sophia Yan is the China correspondent for the Telegraph, has covered the region for a decade, and is based in Beijing. Previously, she reported for CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg, while based in Hong Kong and Washington, D.C., and has had stints in Tokyo and Honolulu. She received the 2020 Marie Colvin Award for her coverage of China, with judges noting Sophia's determination to "get to the truth, exposing cruelty, injustice, and the abuse of human rights despite all attempts to stop her.” When Sophia isn't reporting, she's tickling a different set of keys — on the piano! Sophia chats with NüVoices chair Joanna Chiu about why there are so few foreign correspondents on the ground in mainland China, and whether we risk losing nuanced and immediate coverage of China. They also discuss what Sophia learned from her recent reporting trip in Xinjiang about the "new phase" of persecution against Uyghurs, forced factory labor, and how a Hilton hotel is rising in the wreckage of a bulldozed mosque. For their efforts, Sophia and her colleague faced violent obstruction from police and plainclothes thugs. Read her personal account about obstacles on the ground. Watch her Xinjiang documentary series here, and look for her new podcast series, Hong Kong Silenced, about the city's shrinking freedoms under the national security law that will launch on June 30. Recommendations: Sophia: The book The War on the Uyghurs, by Sean Roberts; Anna Fifield's portrait of Kim Jong-un, The Great Successor; a documentary on the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, The Dissident; and a book about meditation as self-care, Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn.Joanna: Megha Rajagopalan's Pulitzer-winning reporting on Xinjiang and the new report "No Space Left to Run: China's Transnational Repression of Uyghurs" from the Uyghur Human Rights Project and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs.Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief and 2018 winner of Stanford University's Shorenstein Journalism Award for outstanding reporting on Asia issues, Anna Fifield, returned home in 2020 to become the editor of Wellington's Dominion Post. She reflects on her years reporting across eight Asian countries, her insights into North Korea's leader in her critically acclaimed book 'The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un', and her take on where the continent is headed over the next decade, in conversation with Simon Wilson. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL WAITUHI O TĀMAKI 2021

17 April 2021 Who is Kim Jong Un? In The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un, journalist Anna Fifield presents a captivating portrait of North Korea and its sometimes ridiculous, sometimes deadly leader. Featuring exclusive access to key figures in Kim Jong Un’s life, The Great Successor earned international acclaim for its insight into the world’s oddest and most isolated political regime. Anna Fifield has recently returned to New Zealand to take up the position of editor at the Dominion Post. Prior to that she was a foreign correspondent for twenty years, for both the Financial Times and the Washington Post, with postings across Asia and the Middle East. Don’t miss this fascinating event, where she will share stories and insights with fellow journalist Jo Malcolm.

This is a panel discussion recorded in Wanaka, at the 2021 Festival of Colour's "Aspiring Conversations" series. Lynn Freeman chairs the session exploring Fake News. She's joined by two experienced and high-profile New Zealand journalists with, understandably, strong views on the subject: Newshub's Paddy Gower and from the Dominion Post, editor Anna Fifield. Later they're joined by expat commentator Dr Mel Bunce who wrote The Broken Estate: Journalism and Democracy in a Post-Truth World.. The expression "Fake News" became a favourite of former American President Donald Trump. But of course the idea of people in power discrediting journalism has been around for much, much longer. The panel discussion took place at the Crystal Palace in Wanaka last month.

In this episode of The Director's Chair, Michael Fullilove speaks with award-winning journalist, author, and editor Anna Fifield. Anna, the editor of the Wellington newspaper The Dominion Post, has previously reported for the Financial Times and The Washington Post from London, Washington, Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing. Anna is the author of a celebrated biography of Kim Jong-un titled The Great Successor. Michael and Anna talk about reporting from Beijing and Tokyo and writing about Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un. Anna also speaks about human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province, the recent summit meeting in Anchorage, and the contrasting policies of Australia and New Zealand towards China.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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New Zealander Anna Fifield, the Washington Post's Beijing bureau chief, has recently returned to China. She describes what it's like on the ground in the country where the virus began, and where so much is riding on what happens next. And she gives us the lowdown on the menu inside China's 14-day hotel quarantine. Meanwhile, Adam and Eugene discuss whether Adam is infectious. Links: Click here for every episode of Coronavirus NZ. Full Stuff coronavirus coverage Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter Support Stuff Anna Fifield in the Washington Post Our email: viruspod@stuff.co.nz

Inside the Life and Power of Kim Jong Un (0:32)Guest: Anna Fifield, Beijing Bureau Chief, Washington Post, Author of “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un”North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended 2019 with a threat to resume nuclear weapons and long-range missile testing. That's bad news for negotiations to end North Korea's nuclear program entirely. But President Trump says he's optimistic a deal could still happen. Two unprecedented summits between President Trump and Chairman Kim in 2019, heightened interest in just who the secretive leader of North Korea is and how he came to power at such a young age. Washington Post Beijing bureau chief Anna Fifield spent a decade tracking down the answers for her book, “The Great Successor.” It came out last year and led to one of our favorite interviews of 2019. The day I spoke with Fifield, news had broken that Kim Jong Un's older half-brother was a CIA informant before his assassination. (Originally aired June 14, 2019).  Pro-Democracy Protests Rock Moscow, but Putin Remains Unshaken (24:04)Guest: Angela Stent, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Author “Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest”While America obsessed over the threat Russia poses to our politics and democracy, Russian President Vladimir Putin faced threats to his own power in 2019. Over the summer, there were large scale protests in Russia, particularly over the decision of Putin's political party to disqualify some opposition candidates from city council elections in Moscow. Even with that suppression, Putin's political allies went on to suffer embarrassing defeat in the Moscow elections. (Originally aired August 28, 2019).  China's Mass Incarceration of Muslim Uyghurs May Be a New Form of Ethnic Cleansing (37:27)Guest: Sean R. Roberts, Ph.D., Director and Associate Professor, International Development Studies Program, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington UniversityIn 2019, the world learned of a massive campaign of suppression and imprisonment in Western China. The Chinese Communist Government views a Muslim ethnic group called Uyghurs(Wee-gores) as a terrorist threat. The Uyghurs claim a portion of Western China as their indigenous homeland. The Chinese government disagrees and has placed millions of people in that region under intense surveillance. Up to a million Muslim Uyghurs are believed to have been imprisoned in the so-called “re-education camps” outside scholars have compared to the boarding schools where Native American youth were sent to be “re-educated.” (Originally aired July 5, 2019).  Baking Your Own Happiness (50:44)Guest: Michael Platt, Head Baker, and Spokesperson for Michaels Desserts and Danita Platt, Michael's Mother“People underestimate the power of kids in general, and they certainly underestimate our power to do something about big problems.” That's a clip from a TEDx talk Michael gave not long after we spoke on Top of Mind. The big problem he's decided to tackle? Hunger. He started his bakery Michaels Desserts two years ago–when he was 11. For every cupcake or cookie, he sells, he donates one to someone in need. (Originally aired August 13, 2019).  Hiring with No Questions Asked (1:06:42)Guest: Mike Brady, President, and CEO, Greyston BakeryFor people who have served time behind bars, it can be very difficult to get a job. But there's a commercial bakery in New York that opts simply not to ask any questions about the background of people who apply. They call it “open hiring.” Greyston Bakery is known for its brownies –you've had them on Delta flights and in Ben and Jerry's ice cream. (Originally aired January 7, 2019).  What Has Become of the Last Blockbuster on Earth (1:23:52)Guest: Sandi Harding, General ManagerThe world's last Blockbuster video store is in Bend, Oregon. Your kids have no idea what life was like before Netflix and Disney+, do they? Browsing the DVDs on a Friday night, looking for something to watch. You're probably wondering what Blockbuster has to do with people doing good. But the store has become a delightful blast of nostalgia for tourists, and manager Sandi Mann believes it's important for maintaining human connection. (Originally aired March 20, 2019). 

While North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's grip on power seems to be ironclad, so much of his rule is shrouded in mystery. Anna Fifield, Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post, has traveled to Pyongyang more than nearly any other foreign journalist and she paints a remarkably vivid portrait of the young ruler. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

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Anna Fifield, now with the Washington Post, has been covering goings-on on the Korean peninsula on and off since 2004. Her story "Life under Kim Jong Un," published late last year, was the first-ever story by the paper to run in both English and Korean, and sought to challenge the 'Stalinist robot' caricature of North Koreans so often found in other mainstream media outlets. In this episode of the NK News Podcast, we talked to Fifield about the challenges associated with reporting on North Korea, how Kim Jong Un is a unique leader, and why the foreign policy field needs to get over its "manel" mindset. Anna Fifield is a veteran journalist on North Korea and currently the Tokyo bureau chief for the Washington Post. About the podcast: The “North Korea News Podcast” is a weekly podcast hosted exclusively by NK News, covering all things DPRK: from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field and insight from our very own journalists. Want to gain access to breaking news and in-depth analysis discussed in our podcast? You can sign up for an annual NK News subscription and save $50 by using promo code “podcast” at checkout: nknews.org/signup Featured image: NK News