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Special Report: NZME Confirm Worst Fears About Our Media and Free Speech
Manage episode 325675848 series 3316156
A worrying trend of rejecting political adverts brought the attention of the Free Speech Union to the decision-making process of NZME. Having discovered that a large percentage of shareholders back this bedrock democratic principle we sought to support them at the annual AGM where free speech was made an agenda item. But the board had a strategy to get around this and in this 'Special Report' episode of the 'Free Speech Union' podcast, you will hear just how shareholders were silenced by a board that puts ideologically motivated censorship well above any concerns of shareholders.
Free Speech Union spokesperson Jonathan Ayling attended the virtual AGM and reports back on what happened and why this is fast developing into a grave situation for the integrity of our media and Free Speech more widely in New Zealand.
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Manage episode 325675848 series 3316156
A worrying trend of rejecting political adverts brought the attention of the Free Speech Union to the decision-making process of NZME. Having discovered that a large percentage of shareholders back this bedrock democratic principle we sought to support them at the annual AGM where free speech was made an agenda item. But the board had a strategy to get around this and in this 'Special Report' episode of the 'Free Speech Union' podcast, you will hear just how shareholders were silenced by a board that puts ideologically motivated censorship well above any concerns of shareholders.
Free Speech Union spokesperson Jonathan Ayling attended the virtual AGM and reports back on what happened and why this is fast developing into a grave situation for the integrity of our media and Free Speech more widely in New Zealand.
150 эпизодов
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