News outlet Stuff’s apology for its racist portrayal of Māori over decades of reporting was a long time coming, the Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children says. The launch of the Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono project, with an apology to Māori for the prejudiced, inequitable, nature of our historic coverage, meant that was always going to be the case. RICKY WILSON/Stuff Mark Stevens, Stuff’s Editorial Director, speaks on camera about Stuff’s apology. Which is why, as an argument against the need for an apology, I don’t think this holds water. It’s a commitment to being better, and what matters is not so much the apology itself, as what comes afterwards.

Source: Stuff December 04, 2020 16:01 UTC