Radio NZ reports:
TVNZ rejected a last-ditch Newshub proposal to form a shared news agency with workers from both organisations – a decision Warner Bros Discovery has described as “baffling”.
Warner Bros Discovery met with TVNZ chairman Alistair Carruthers and chief executive Jodi O'Donnell, along with RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson, on 21 February to discuss the proposal.
But TVNZ rejected the idea just two days later.
Having the three leading broadcasters share a single news bureau would arguably be more efficient, but it would also be dangerous. That bureau would be very powerful.
nzpa worked well for many decades, and it is a shame it has gone. But it supplemented news bureaus, not replaced them. It was also strictly non-sensational. Their job was reporting.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders.
2 comments:
Sorry, how would that be different to what we currently have?
All the mainstream news sings from the same song sheet.
What we need is more independent news. Not Left-wing aligned news.
Good riddance to that!!
When the current news companies go broke because of their corrupt reporting and subsequent loss of audience and advertisers, then how will we get the news?
If a building burns down then I’d like to hear about it. If all the old news sources are gone then there will be a gap in the market. Maybe an independent agency could gather the facts. Maybe AI will report it neutrally or with whatever spin you want.
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