Jim Grenon, NZME And The Batchelor Case
Jim Grenon says this is about free speech. TDB says it looks far more like culture war money buying media influence.

Jim Grenon says this is about free speech. TDB says it looks far more like culture war money buying media influence.

Jim Grenon tried to keep his role funding Julian Batchelor’s failed TVNZ defamation case out of the news. The judge said no. That matters.

If you bankroll the fight, should you also pay the bill when it collapses?

The growing influence of billionaire Jim Grenon over New Zealand media raises urgent questions about democracy, editorial independence and the role of culture war politics.