Winston Peters Allegations of Media Bribery and the Public Interest Journalism Fund w/ Associate Professor of Journalism at Massey University in Wellington, James Hollings: 30 November, 2023

Recently, we have seen members of the new coalition government be increasingly critical toward the media. 

In particular, this week we saw NZ First leader, Winston Peters falsely accuse the media of accepting government bribery in the form of the Public Interest Journalism Fund. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Associate Professor of Journalism at Massey University in Wellington, James Hollings, about the purpose of the Public Interest Journalism Fund and state-funded media, and the potential implications of some members of the incoming government’s attitudes towards media.