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MEDIA
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee’s media waits on Winston Peters
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): 3 key decisions that will determine how bad the future is for NZ media
Kelly Dennett (Post): Melissa Lee, the media, and the secrecy of the cabinet paper (paywalled)
Trent Doyle (Newshub): Melissa Lee defends work during time as Broadcasting Minister amid Newshub, TVNZ woes
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Media Minister had 'more than enough time' to find solutions - opposition
RNZ: Newshub, TVNZ cuts: Current job losses 'tragic' for Kiwi journalists, commentator
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): This could be the biggest loss of journalism jobs in New Zealand history. What’s next?
Duncan Greive (Spinoff): The CEOs of TVNZ, Sky, NZME and MediaWorks on the media crisis
Peter Dunne: The Coincidence of April 10th
Madeleine Holden (Spinoff): How many journalism jobs are left in Aotearoa?
Emily Brookes (Stuff): What free-to-air TV will look like come July 6
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: Newshub and TVNZ cuts: Will they cause trust in news crisis to worsen?
Imogen Wells (Stuff): ‘We’ve lost the living history of New Zealand’: veteran Kiwi journalist on media cuts
Tom Dillane (Herald): Newshub journalist Michael Morrah sheds light on his rejected plan to save organisation
RNZ: Journalists offered 'radical' solution to save part of Newshub - Patrick Gower
Darren Bevan (Newshub): Newshub closure: 'Gutted' staff react to confirmation news operation will close July 5
RNZ: Patrick Gower clings to hope of rescue, with 250 jobs to go after Newshub closes
Katie Harris (Herald): Why is Newshub closing? What we know about Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to axe the broadcaster
Aaron Dahmen (Stuff): The day the news axe fell: Presenters, insiders fear ‘huge blow for democracy’
Shayne Currie (Herald): Newshub closure: Bosses’ full speeches to devastated staff today (paywalled)
1News: Newshub staff speak as closure confirmed: 'Losing something amazing'
1News: Timeline: News on 3 comes to a close after 34 years
1News: Newshub closure confirmed, nearly 300 jobs to go
Darren Bevan (Newshub): TVNZ restructure: Sunday to be axed, final show on May 19
1News: TVNZ confirms cancellation of Sunday programme
1News: TVNZ, Newshub media cuts wrap: What you need to know
RNZ: TVNZ's Sunday cancelled, broadcaster confirms
Post: End of Newshub and 294 jobs, axe falls on TVNZ’s Sunday (paywalled)
Eva Corlett (Guardian): Blow to New Zealand media as two main news outlets announce programme closures and job cuts
Shayne Currie and Katie Harris (Herald): Newshub closure live updates: Staff emotional after meeting - TVNZ’s Sunday team to hear fate
Alex Casey (Spinoff): ‘The end of news as we know it’: How the news reported the end of the news, again
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Henry Cooke: One solution to distrust in the media: Show your working
David Harvey: Houston – We Have a Problem
Bob McCoskrie: Trust in Media Scorecard = ‘F’
David Harvey: Media Literacy: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?
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