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Peter Thompson, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

FBOY Island vs public interest media: the culture clash at the heart of the TVNZ-RNZ merger

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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, undermine its commercial competitors, and be subject to political interference.

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