Andrew says with multiple recent suggestions that Cabinet has approved the proposal for the establishment of a new public media entity from TVNZ and RNZ, with each retaining their own brands, what happens next?. If this goes ahead, it will be the biggest shake-up of public media in 30 years.
He also talks to Kathryn about the war in Ukraine - from a media persepective. One of the biggest issues has been what to do with Russia Today, the government-backed "news channel" that is active in many countries around the world. Sky in NZ, like others overseas, has stopped broadcasting the channel, on the basis that it is pushing Russian propaganda.
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Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne.
