Timor-Leste Press Council condemns ‘crime’ against public broadcaster
“It is a crime against journalism as these people have seized the power of the editor-in-chief for exercising their political interests.”
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GUEST BLOG: Jo Bond – RNZ and Spinoff: A Commercial Deal Too Far?
RNZ has a new content sharing deal with The Spinoff where RNZ’s content is shared by The Spinoff and The Spinoff’s content is shared by RNZ. This is the first time that RNZ has hosted content from a commercial news organisation on its website. The content on The Spinoff is funded through commercial sponsorship. While it doesn’t affect RNZ’s own content, it does indicate that a further move towards the commercialisation of RNZ.
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Film industry sources criticise TVNZ ‘devaluing’ of Māori programmes
Independent filmmakers fear a slow erosion of Māori and Pacific content at Television New Zealand has begun. Their fears have emerged after the role of commissioner for Māori and Pacific programmes was removed from a full-time commissioning role in recent restructuring by TVNZ.
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How Steven Joyce killed NZ music & how a new youth radio station could save it
There’s been a very interesting series of articles published by the NZ Herald over the last week looking into why the NZ music scene that was so vibrant at the end of the 1990s has crashed to such woeful levels now.