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Newshub, other news outlets launch programme to develop and hire more Māori, Pasifika journalists Newshub 7 hrs ago © Provided by Newshub Newshub is partnering with three other news organisations to launch a journalism training scheme to foster the talents of young reporters from Māori, Pasifika and other ethnic minority backgrounds under-represented in Aotearoa's media industry. The programme, named Te Rito, is a collaboration between Māori Television, the Pacific Media Network, Newshub and NZME and is backed by the Government's $55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund. Starting Fe...

Friday, 16 July 2021, 3:53 pm An unprecedented collaboration between four of New Zealand's biggest media organisations will train, develop and hire 25 journalists to report and share the important perspectives and stories of Aotearoa. Māori Television, Pacific Media Network, Newshub and NZME (New Zealand Media and Entertainment) – with support from NZ On Air via the Public Interest Journalism Fund – will establish a unique cadetship and development programme called Te Rito. The purpose of Te Rito is to foster and develop talented journalists from Māori, Pacific and other communities tr...

Press Release – NZ On Air Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori journalism. Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional and national audience needs. The first funding round of $9.6m has just been awarded by NZ On Air, and $3.5m from the first round will go to projects with a Māori journalism impact (with a further $1.6m already committed for a second year in one large-scale project.) The Te Rito training pro...

Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:33 pm Stories examining issues of importance to a wide range of communities, and programmes designed to upskill and increase the number of journalists are among projects approved in the inaugural round of the Public Interest Journalism Fund. Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional and national audience needs. In the first round a wide range of journalism projects from in-depth investigations to a proposal to revisit the impactful Inside Child Poverty...

Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:35 pm Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori journalism. Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional and national audience needs. The first funding round of $9.6m has just been awarded by NZ On Air, and $3.5m from the first round will go to projects with a Māori journalism impact (with a further $1.6m already committed for a second year in one large-scale project.) The Te Rito trainin...