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Petition: Media outlets must repay taxpayer funding

Media

Recent polling reveals most New Zealanders believe government funding undermines media independence.

This comes as the Government is giving millions hand over fist to the likes of the NZ Herald, Stuff, and The Spinoff from the $55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund.

At NZME's recent AGM, the NZ Herald Editor-in-Chief stated that the PIJF only makes up a “very small proportion” of the company's overall revenue. That may be so, but that shows how cheap NZME is being for selling out its independence, or 
at least its reputation for independence.

We call on all major media outlets to salvage their independence by repaying the money they recieved from the Public Interest Journalism Fund, and to adopt new policies that rule out accepting government funding in the future.

Who's signing

John Gillon
Paula Kenyon
Ed Scott
Grant Vickers
Ken Noble
Richard Rodgers
Keith Leggett
Clara Fox-Champkins
Gary Carter
Stephen Williamson
Angela McNaughton
Tony Jelicich
Mike Wallace
Sheena Jones
Matt Faull
Tutt Warrick
Gary Petersen
Julian Smith
Wayne Erasmus
Brian Kennedy
Powell Paul
wendy Growcott
Susan Whitaker
Barbara Townsley
Sam Avison
Judy Macdonald
Belinda Desmond
Julie Tattley
Malcolm Greenwood
Rob Lamb
11,286 SIGNATURES
15,000 signatures

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  • John Gillon
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