Eli Templeton
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Via email: [FYI request #27287 email]
16 July 2024
Dear Mr Templeton
Official Information Act request dated 18 June 2024
We refer to your email dated 18 June 2024 requesting information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act). The answers to your specific questions are set out
below.
Request 1: I am following up my request from 2023 about your editorial processes for
your newsroom … How many of the recommendations in the above review have now
been implemented?
Response 1: All 11 of the recommendations have been actioned, although note that
recommendations 3, 9 and 10 required consideration only.
Request 2: And I would also like to request, what kind of editorial checks were applied
to the publishing of each of these stories below? Basically, how many and what type
of editors checked these individual stories before publication? And what specific
processes exist to make sure these stories are balanced, accurate and unbiased?
Response 2: Responses are set out in the table overleaf.
Please note that section 28 of the Act sets out the circumstances in which you may
make a complaint to the Ombudsman in order to seek an investigation and review of
this decision.
Yours sincerely,
Official Information Requests Team
TVNZ
Response 2
Article
Editorial
Processes
1 https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/14/analysis-how-leaders-speak-about-
How many editors? 2
Specific processes:
israel-and-how-its-changed/
What type of editors? Story
All content is reviewed by
Sunday 14 April 2024
Producer and Home Page Editor
at least one other person
1. Maiki Sherman 1News.co.nz Analysis piece
before publication /
2. Maiki Sherman 6pm story at top of article
broadcast.
TVNZ adheres to the
2 https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/21/impossible-to-entirely-destroy-
How many editors? 3
Broadcasting Standards
hamas-israeli-ambassador-admits/
What type of editors? Q+A Producer, and Media Council
Sunday 21 April 2024
Q+A Executive Producer and Home
principles, and all work
Page Editor
product is fact checked
1. 1News.co.nz article – with additional reporting by Associated Press
and reviewed accordingly.
2. Logan Church 6pm story embedded – Biden warns Israel US
support now dependent on moves to protect civilians, aid workers
3. Katie Stevenson 6pm story embedded – Winston Peters pledges
millions towards aid in Gaza, Sudan
4. Q+A interview embedded – Researcher on Palestinian children’s
lives and UNWRA funding.
3 https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/05/palestinian-rep-nz-could-be-world-
How many editors? 3
leader-by-recognising-statehood/
What type of editors? Q+A Producer,
Sunday 5 May 2024
Q+A Executive Producer and Home
1. Q+A 1News.co.nz article
Page Editor.
2. Q+A interview at top of article – Palestinian rep: NZ could be
world leader by recognising statehood.
3. Embedded video – Winston Peters’ full speech to the United
Nations General Assembly.
4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xAz3Yg6A4Y
How many editors? 2
Sunday 21 April 2024
What type of editors? Story
1News YouTube – 6pm story on Q+A interview with Ran Yaakoby
Producer and Line Up Producer.
