On December 7, 2020, AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) published its 10th New Zealand media ownership report which I co-edited. The report is publicly available on the research centre’s website. The report shows that the country’s media survived the Covid-pandemic “with a little help from friends — and even frenemies: theContinue reading “NZ media survived the Covid-19 with a little help”
Category Archives: media ownership
The future of NZ media in the hands of the government & private equity
New Zealand media sector is facing the biggest structural changes in a decade as the whole news ecosystem is in serious trouble. This means that New Zealand is likely to see shrinking number of media companies in 2020, the latest JMAD New Zealand media ownership report 2019 finds. The New Zealand government is mulling anContinue reading “The future of NZ media in the hands of the government & private equity”
New Zealand print news market shrinking alarmingly
The eight JMAD New Zealand media ownership report, which I authored, published by AUT research center for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) was launched on December 6, 2018. The report raises an alarm about rapidly shrinking print newspaper market and the widening news gaps in the local/community markets. The report also finds that some ofContinue reading “New Zealand print news market shrinking alarmingly”
Private and independent media ownership increases in New Zealand
In 2017, for the first time in seven years, private and independently owned media companies outnumbered state and shareholder owned media companies in New Zealand. New Zealand media market also expanded with new digital start-ups such as Newsroom. I have authored the seventh New Zealand media ownership report for AUT research center of Journalism, MediaContinue reading “Private and independent media ownership increases in New Zealand”
Dr Merja Myllylahti 