NZ media survived the Covid-19 with a little help

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”

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”