Sign the petition

Petition: Media outlets must repay taxpayer funding

Media

Taxpayers' Union polling reveals most New Zealanders believe government funding undermines media independence. Whether or not this is true is irrelevant, perceptions of independence are important for retaining trust and confidence in the media. 

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

Sign the petition calling on media companies to pay back the Public Interest Journalism Fund to restore confidence in media independence. 

I call on media companies that took money from the last government’s so-called Public Interest Journalism Fund to restore confidence in media independence and pay it back.

13,969 signatures

Goal: 15,000 signatures

Will you sign?

Do you like this post?

Showing 13429 reactions

  • Paula Salisbury
    signed 2022-05-06 22:14:53 +1200
  • Colleen Pollard
    signed 2022-05-06 22:14:51 +1200
  • Darren James
    signed 2022-05-06 22:12:59 +1200
  • Helen Bell
    signed 2022-05-06 22:11:22 +1200
  • Stephen Thompson
    signed 2022-05-06 22:11:01 +1200
  • Jim Morgan
    signed 2022-05-06 22:07:18 +1200
  • Christopher Davey
    signed 2022-05-06 22:06:49 +1200
  • Jeff Albom
    signed 2022-05-06 22:05:51 +1200
  • Michelle Coffey
    signed 2022-05-06 22:05:02 +1200
  • Simon Shamy
    signed 2022-05-06 22:04:39 +1200
  • Kath Winn
    signed 2022-05-06 22:04:29 +1200
  • Vanessa Green
    signed 2022-05-06 22:04:03 +1200
  • John Middleton
    signed 2022-05-06 22:02:30 +1200
  • Barbara Cornford
    signed 2022-05-06 22:02:29 +1200
  • Andrew Turpin
    signed 2022-05-06 22:02:13 +1200
  • Monica Smith
    signed 2022-05-06 21:59:15 +1200
  • Paul Armstrong
    signed 2022-05-06 21:58:35 +1200
  • Denis Hunt
    signed 2022-05-06 21:58:34 +1200
  • Jeff Holden
    signed 2022-05-06 21:58:29 +1200
  • Kerrin Maclean
    signed 2022-05-06 21:55:44 +1200
  • William Glen
    signed 2022-05-06 21:55:23 +1200
  • Robyn Pengelly
    signed 2022-05-06 21:55:21 +1200
  • Cavel Cropp
    signed 2022-05-06 21:54:25 +1200
  • Mehrak Zahedi
    signed 2022-05-06 21:54:21 +1200
  • Jean Ryan
    signed 2022-05-06 21:54:19 +1200
  • Bryce Watkins
    signed 2022-05-06 21:54:16 +1200
  • Gail Newton
    signed 2022-05-06 21:54:01 +1200
  • Caroline Rasmussen
    signed 2022-05-06 21:53:31 +1200
  • Neil Borlase
    signed 2022-05-06 21:53:09 +1200
  • Bruce Haycock
    signed 2022-05-06 21:52:29 +1200

Sign up here to find out how your tax dollars are really being spent