scholarly journals REVIEW: Noted: Fix the system before it’s too late

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-303
Author(s):  
Philip Cass
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Media System ◽  
Independent Media

The Broken Estate: Journalism and Democracy in a Post-Truth World, by Mel Bunce. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2019. 224 pages. ISBN 9780947518356 NEW ZEALAND has probably the worst television systems of any OECD nation, media ownership so concentrated that there is only one truly independent newspaper left, plummeting readership levels and almost insuperable economic challenges. And yet, as London-based New Zealand journalist-turned academic Mel Bunce observes, there has never been a time when the country most needed a functioning, independent media system that people could trust. In this slim, but powerful volume, she outlines what is wrong with New Zealand’s media and ways that it might be fixed.

scholarly journals The Independent Media of New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Jean Kenix
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
International News ◽  
Media System ◽  
Independent Media

New Zealand has high global measures for press freedom, democracy, and wealth. Historically, if a country has had strong index rankings for press freedom, democracy, and wealth, they also have a robust independent media system. However, that has not been the case in New Zealand where the independent media is lacking, despite the fact the country ranks extremely highly for press freedom, democracy, and wealth. The lack of a robust independent media in New Zealand may be due to five unique reasons: the small size of the country, the reliance on international news, a wariness toward the entire media landscape, the reserved culture of New Zealand, and the flood of content online.

scholarly journals Welcome to Havana, Mr Corleone: Issues of media ownership and control

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Mc Chesney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Media ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Control

In the United States the media system is set up to maximise profit for a relative handful of large companies. The system works well for them, but it is a disaster for the communication needs of a healthy and self-governing society. The problem is not with the poorly trained or unethical journalists; in fact, I suspect they may well be as talented and ethical as any generation of journalists in memory. It is the context journalists work in that is the problem. 

Pukeko Pictures and the Kiwi DIY Spirit: Building Global Partnerships from the End of the World

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 492-508
Author(s):  
Anna Potter ◽  
Tom O’Regan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Lord Of The Rings ◽  
Global Partnerships ◽  
Media System ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Richard Taylor ◽  
Quality Infrastructure

Wellington, New Zealand is a major international screen production base for movies including Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. New Zealand production companies like Jackson’s Weta Group producing content for international markets benefit from local policy settings that support such productions. In 2008, a group of long-time Jackson collaborators including Richard Taylor established Pukeko Pictures. In a small country with a deregulated media system, no dedicated public service broadcaster, and minimal supports for children’s television, Pukeko is a successful, globally oriented producer of children’s content. This article examines the strategies that underpin Pukeko Pictures’ production portfolio, which includes the 2015 reboot Thunderbirds Are Go, and a preschool coproduction with China. The combination of dispersed production practices, local subsidies, and quality infrastructure contribute to Pukeko Pictures’ success. We suggest, however, that strategic international relationships managed by Taylor are also critical to Pukeko Pictures developing a significant foothold in transnational television services.

scholarly journals Problems of media ownership in Serbia

2016 ◽  
pp. 475-488
Author(s):  
Irina Milutinovic
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
Media System ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
New Millennium

Different implications of media ownership on democratic capacity of Serbian society in the beginning of the new millennium are analyzed in the paper. The frame of the research is democratic and market model of media policy which was established after political changes in Serbia in 2000. The aim of the paper is to identify the main problems of media ownership in Serbia in the process of adjustment to the European media policy. In order to understand the genesis of marked problems, they are observed in the context of current trends on wider - global - media market. It can be concluded that democratic and market model of media system does not guarantee the conditions for democratic public discussion and satisfaction of public interest.

scholarly journals Taking it from the team: Assessments of bias and credibility in team-operated sports media

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mirer ◽  
Megan A. Duncan ◽  
Michael W. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Media System ◽  
Traditional Sports ◽  
Independent Media

Team- and league-operated media play a growing role in the sports media system. Few have looked at how audiences perceive the credibility of in-house content, which regularly mimics traditional sports journalism. An experimental analysis finds that even among fans, independent media content is rated more credible than that produced in-house. Fans view stories accusing their team of wrongdoing as biased even as they find them credible.

scholarly journals Contesting Symbolic Space: The Struggle over the Employment Contracts Act 1991

1970 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Scott
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Symbolic Space ◽  
Media System ◽  
Major Shift ◽  
The Media

This article is based on research concerning the relationship between the neo-liberal project in New Zealand and the mass media since 1984. New Zealand has undoubtedly experienced a major shift in public policy orientation in correspondence with structural changes in the political economy. The assumed role of government under social democratic Keynesianism was questioned and restructuring of the state became central to the neo-liberal project. The resultant policies reorganised economic, political and social priorities were rapidly implemented and had a detrimental impact upon various sectors of society. Consequently, such policies had to be rationalised and strategically promoted in order to marginalise opposition and allay public scepticism. As neo-liberalism was being transmitted to the public, New Zealand's media system was undergoing changes in terms of the surrounding economic environment and media-government relationships. Such circumstances enabled both the fourth Labour Government and the succeeding National administration to routinely communicate their messages. This claim required illustration. To this end I undertook research on the debate conducted in and through the media over the introduction of the Employment Contracts Act (1991).

scholarly journals Skandinavijos investicijų vaidmuo Latvijos žiniasklaidos reintegracijoje į Šiaurės ir Vidurio Europos žiniasklaidos modelį

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Ainārs Dimants
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
North Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
The North ◽  
Media System ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

Straipsnio tikslas – trumpai apžvelgti Latvijos žiniasklaidos privatizacijos ir koncentracijos procesus, sąlygotus užsienio investicijų. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama Skandinavijos, daugiausia Švedijos, kapitalo įtaka redakciniam autonomiškumui, naujų redakcinių instrumentų įdiegimui, siekiant žurnalistikos kokybės ir profesionalumo, o taip pat tokioms žurnalistikos struktūroms, kaip: profesinės sąjungos, žurnalistų rengimas ir mokymas bei žiniasklaidos tyrimai.Straipsnyje teigiama, jog pastarųjų metų Latvijos žiniasklaidos raidą atitinka Šiaurės/Vidurio Europos arba demokratinis-korporacinis žiniasklaidos sistemos modelis, suformuluotas mokslininkų Daniel C. Hallin ir Paolo Mancini trijų žiniasklaidos modelių ir politikos koncepcijoje.The role of Scandinavian investments for the re-integration of Latvian media in the North/Central European model of media systemAinārs Dimants SummaryThe aim of the paper is to give a brief overview about the development and concentration of Latvian media ownership since privatization, from the point of view of the impact of foreign investment. The paper examines the impact of Scandinavian, mainly Swedish, capital on editorial autonomy, on establishing editorial instruments to increase the quality and professionalism of journalism as well as on journalistic infrastructures such as professional unions, training and education and media research.The paper suggests that the North/Central European or Democratic Corporatist Model of media system described by Daniel C. Hallin and Paolo Mancini in their concept of three models of media and politics corresponds to the Latvian media development in the present and in the past.Key words: Latvian media system, models of media system, social history, history of communication, transparency of media ownership, investments, editorial autonomy, journalistic cultures, journalistic infrastructures, professional standards of journalism

scholarly journals Representations of Islam and Muslims in New Zealand media

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-188
Author(s):  
Khairiah A Rahman ◽  
Azadeh Emadi
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Written Text ◽  
News Content ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Islamic Terrorism ◽  
Intercultural Engagement

In the global media scene, media ownership is controlled by groups with political agendas. Intolerance of ‘the other’, from Islam and migrants to people of colour, show the rise of fundamentally prejudiced groups who relate well to negative media representations of ‘the other’, further fuelling financial support for dominant public voices, at the expense of those silenced by discrimination. Media studies on Islam show negative portrayals in Western media which neglect the Muslim voice. Some reasons include news culture, lack of knowledge about Islam and unawareness of the consequences from such narratives. This article identifies the growing trend of stories in the New Zealand media relating to ‘Islamic terrorism’ and critically analyses a random sampling of five news articles between 2014 and 2016 in terms of the negative, positive and ambivalent news content, both in their use of the written text and visual representations of Islam and Muslims. The tendency to use negative framing is evident with the absence or manipulation of the Muslim voice. Using the Islamic perspective of dialogue and persuasion, the theory of Ta’will, and socio-political rationale, the effects of and motivations for the written and visual news content are discussed. A case is made for a greater understanding of the textual and visual elements and more ethical reporting through intercultural engagement.

Economic Life: global capital, financial journalism, and independent media

2021 ◽  
pp. 016344372098602
Author(s):  
Annemarie Iddins
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Economic Liberalization ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
Independent Media ◽  
Liberal Approach ◽  
State Relations ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Economic Press

This article examines financial journalism in Morocco during the 1990s, focusing on the tenure of French press magnate Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber at La Vie économique (LVE) and the entrance of global capital into Morocco’s media market. At LVE Servan-Schreiber assembled a group of young reporters, columnists and analysts who came to journalism through finance and financial journalism at a time when Morocco was in the throes of economic liberalization. This moment proved formative for a new generation of media ownership and demonstrates a shift in media-state relations toward an ambivalent authoritarianism, defined by a new openness to complementary interests of media and the state. Bringing together political economy and textual analysis based on archival research, this article argues that financial journalism set the stage for a commercialization of independent media in Morocco that is characterized by recognition of media’s role as both a facilitator for global capital and a powerful player in the realm of geopolitics. Additionally, on the domestic front, the economic press paves the way for the reentry of politics into public discourse and a liberal approach that attempts to work within the constraints of capital while not eschewing critique.

scholarly journals REVIEW: Important media issues raised but a patchy probe

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-220
Author(s):  
Janet Bedggood
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Private Ownership ◽  
News Content ◽  
The World ◽  
Independent Media ◽  
Media Market

Review of Whose News?, documentary by Aotearoa Independent Media Centre, screened on Triangle Television, 2004This short documentary raises some serious issues about the quality of news in New Zealand media. Leading with the statement that NZ has the 'most deregulated, commericalised media market in the world', it examines private ownership and the drive for profits with the implication they both have a profound effect on news content. 

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