A discussion on media ethics and accountability surrounding TVNZ's legal threat to suppress reporting on a homophobic slur incident involving political editor Mikey Sherman, with commentary on public interest, journalistic standards, and the role of press gallery influence.
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But James, aren't we running into trouble here where mainstream media, legacy media already has a trust problem with the public and now we've got mainstream media, legacy media not reporting on things for whatever reason and then it being broken by somebody who you would call a citizen journalist.
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public figures should be held to higher behavioural standards
James Hollings: Massey University Journalism Programme Leader on the media response to the Maiki Sherman storySocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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