The Government is putting another $55 million into public interest journalism in the next three years to ensure communities are kept informed on issues that affect them. It would also support media organisations going through a transition as the sector looks to ways of ensuring its longer term survival. “Grassroots public interest journalism, such as community reporting and investigative media enterprises, have been in decline or struggled for support in the past decade or more,” Faafoi said. Details such as sharing agreements, exclusivities what defined 'public interest journalism' and final approval would be up to NZ on Air. Work was also underway to get feedback from across the sector on how to deliver the fund, the minister said.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2021 00:12 UTC