The appointment of Matthew Hooton, a former political strategist and lobbyist, as editor of The Post has sparked debate over media independence, political bias, and editorial ethics in the face of growing public distrust in news outlets.
Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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public reaction to non-journalist editor
Matthew who? Wellingtonians ready to see what The Post's new editor Hooton will bringSocial-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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