From August 30 to December 18, 2020, Stuff published several articles reporting on problems with Canoe Racing New Zealand’s high performance women’s programme. The Council also noted that Stuff did not name most of the people who had expressed concerns about the programme. There is no Media Council principle prohibiting anonymity, and often journalists are bound to observe it. Media Council members considering this complaint were Hon Raynor Asher (Chair), Rosemary Barraclough, Katrina Bennett, Liz Brown, Ben France-Hudson, Jonathan MacKenzie, Marie Shroff, Pravina Singh and Tim Watkin. The full Media Council ruling is at www.mediacouncil.org.nz.

Source: Stuff April 10, 2021 17:03 UTC