Jim Grenon Media Influence and the Batchelor Case
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.

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.