Maori Television: The First Ten Years

By Jo Smith

Established in 2004, M ori Television has had a major impact on the New Zealand broadcasting landscape. But over the past year or so, the politics of M ori Television have been brought to the foreground of public consciousness, with other media outlets tracking M ori Television&#39;s search for a new CEO, allegations of editorial intervention and arguments over news reporting approaches to Te K hanga Reo National Trust.<br /><br />Based on a Marsden Grant and three years of interviews with key stakeholders - staff, the Board, other media, politicians, funders and viewers - this is a deep account of M ori Television in its first ten years. Jo Smith argues that today&#39;s arguments must be understood within a broader context shaped by non-M ori interests. Can a M ori broadcaster follow both tikanga and the Broadcasting Standards Authority? Is it simply telling the news in M ori, or broadcasting the news with a M ori perspective? How can it support te reo M ori at the same time as appeal to all New Zealand? How does it function as the voice of its M ori stakeholders?<br /><br />Offering five frameworks to address the challenges of a M ori organisation working within a wider non-M ori context, this is a solidly researched examination of M ori Television&#39;s unique contribution to the media cultures of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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