the culture clash at the heart of the TVNZ-RNZ merger

  • Written by: Peter Thompson, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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The 980 submissions in response to the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill are a testament to the importance – and contentiousness – of public media policy.

Most are supportive of the bill’s goal of strengthening public media, but many claim the new media entity it establishes could potentially distort the market,...

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