Jag Media Media Relations Services
 

About us

Venetia Sherson and Philippa Stevenson are media training specialists. They are working journalists with expert knowledge and advice on presentation skills and media relations.

Venetia Sherson is an experienced journalist and editor with a background in newspapers, magazines, public relations and tertiary education. Her career highlights include:

Venetia Sherson
  • Award winning journalist: twice judged Editorial Writer of the Year in Qantas Media Awards
  • Past editor New Zealand's largest afternoon daily newspaper, the Waikato Times (1997-2003)
  • Awarded the ONZM for services to journalism in the 2004 New Year's Honours.
  • Communicator and teacher. Journalism tutor and programme director at Wintec (2004-2008)
  • Member of advisory groups for journalism and media studies at Wintec and guest lecturer at Waikato University.
  • Media commentator and spokesperson on media activities and media ethics.
  • Editor of two books, Heritage Hamilton (2006) and Baches of Raglan (2008).
  • Function, seminar and conference organiser.
  • Experienced manager with a commitment to excellence in all fields including strategic planning, project supervision, professional training, and performance management and business development.
  • Long-standing professional relationships with key business and community leaders in the Greater Waikato.

Philippa Stevenson is an experienced journalist, editor, television presenter and blogger. Her career highlights include:

Philippa Stevenson
  • Award winning investigative journalist: 16 journalism awards including two Qantas Media awards; awards for science, environment and agricultural journalism.
  • Editor of two, national, rural papers, agricultural editor of the New Zealand Herald and Waikato Times, a reporter for Radio New Zealand National, NZ Herald columnist and a television presenter/producer.
  • Presenter/producer of the Bull Pen agri-media discussion panel on the Country Channel.
  • Editor of the Bull Pen and Rural Network blogs.
  • Former director of Freelance Market Ltd, a story syndication and service business for freelance journalists, photographers and broadcasters.
  • Co-organiser of the annual freelance journalist conference, New Zealand's biggest annual gathering of journalists.
  • Guest lecturer on journalism and judge of journalism awards.
  • Sponsored by the German and French Governments to study biotechnology and elements of the Common Agriculture Policy, 2002.
  • Agricultural Communicator of the Year 1994.
  • Waitangi Fellowship, 1992.

Philippa Stevenson's website is here.