Stuff has introduced a new company charter with Te Tiriti o Waitangi at its core, after a major internal investigation uncovered evidence of racism and marginalisation against Māori. The media organisation issued an historic public apology on Monday following the Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono investigation which saw around 20 Stuff journalists scrutinise the company’s portrayal and representation of Māori from its early editions to now. Boucher said she “struggled to think of a more important piece of work that our newsroom has produced”. “Our people advocated for the Treaty principles of partnership, participation and protection to be embedded in our new strategy. “The Stuff Charter sets down a pou tiaki (guard post) to ensure we guard against this kind of inequity in our reporting and business practices in the future.

Source: Stuff November 29, 2020 16:02 UTC