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May 5, 2025
Australia (ranked 29th) and New Zealand (ranked 16th) are cited as positive examples by Reporters Without Borders in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index of commitment to public media development aid, showing support through regional media development such as in the Pacific Islands. Reporters Without Borders The 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without ... <a title="New deal for journalism – RSF’s 11 steps to ‘reconstruct’ global media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/05/new-deal-for-journalism-rsfs-11-steps-to-reconstruct-global-media/" aria-label="Read more about New deal for journalism – RSF’s 11 steps to ‘reconstruct’ global media">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The union for Australian journalists has welcomed the delivery by the federal government of more than $150 million to support the sustainability of public interest journalism over the next four years. Combined with the announcement of the revamped News Bargaining Initiative, this could result in up to $400 million in additional funding ... <a title="MEAA welcomes News MAP funding ‘leg up’ for Australian journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/21/meaa-welcomes-news-map-funding-leg-up-for-australian-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA welcomes News MAP funding ‘leg up’ for Australian journalism">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2023
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Aotearoa New Zealand’s public television broadcaster TVNZ is planning significant cuts to content production, programmes and operational spending in response to commercial clients’ reduced spending on advertising. Future projects are under review and pay rises for executives and top-earning staff have also been scrapped at the state-owned broadcaster. ... <a title="TVNZ tightens its belt with ‘tough calls’ citing ad revenue slump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/tvnz-tightens-its-belt-with-tough-calls-citing-ad-revenue-slump/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ tightens its belt with ‘tough calls’ citing ad revenue slump">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
RNZ News By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter There is mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in news are still trying to get the platforms to pay — ... <a title="Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/global-tech-titans-under-growing-nz-pressure-to-pay-for-news/" aria-label="Read more about Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news">Read more</a>
