Newsroom (website)
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| Available in | English |
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| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 14 March 2017 |
Newsroom is a New Zealand–based online news publication. It focuses on
History
Launch
The site launched on 13 March 2017, with a promise to cover "the things that matter" and the hope of being a "New Zealand version of The Guardian".[2] Newsroom's initial funding had come from four "foundation sponsors", which included the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington. The site launched with a group of 16 writers. The site was founded by Tim Murphy, the former editor in chief of the New Zealand Herald, and Mark Jennings, former head of news and current affairs at Newshub. Its first scoop accused an egg supplier of passing off caged eggs as free-range.[3]
Prior to 2017, Newsroom was an unrelated web site established in the 1990s that aggregated breaking news and press releases.[4]
New Zealand general election, 2017
Newsroom broke two significant stories which influenced the
On June 20, 2017, the site revealed the clandestine recording of a staff member working for the MP Todd Barclay, in an article titled "Politicians, police, and the payout".[5] The article explored the extent of the police investigation and the involvement of then Prime Minister Bill English. Newsroom described the staff member involved as having been paid "hush money" from the Prime Minister's budget. Several days later, Barclay announced that he would not stand for re-election.
In collaboration with the
Newsroom partnered with the international survey firm SSI to conduct its first election poll.[10]
Today
Newsroom was jointly awarded the 'Website Of The Year' award along with
Newsroom Pro
Newsroom Pro is an online subscription news service based in
Legal action
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In September 2017, Sir Ray Avery brought claims against Newsroom under the Harmful Digital Communications Act regarding a series of articles that alleged Avery had tried to suppress clinical studies regarding his Acuset IV flow controller. Netsafe chose not to pursue the complaint after Newsroom refused to redact the articles.[12]
In 2017, Winston Peters served legal documents against co-editor Tim Murphy regarding the leaking of information regarding Peters' superannuation payments.[13]
Criticism
In March 2022, Newsroom was criticised for its uncritical and sympathetic coverage of
See also
- Media of New Zealand
References
- ^ "'Well, that's one way to announce your arrival'". StopPress. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "New outlet's egg scoop raises big issues". RNZ. 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Newsroom not afraid to rattle the cage as full site launches". 14 March 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Newsroom". Newsroom. Archived from the original on 15 April 1997.
- ^ "The politicians, the police, and the payout". Newsroom. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "National MP trained by Chinese spies". Newsroom. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- Stuff.co.nz. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
I was a civilian officer, paid by the military but I had no rank. I was a lecturer.
- ^ Matt Nippert: Three unanswered questions about our spy-trainer MP
- ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Labour opens gap with women, young". Newsroom. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Newsroom judged Website of the Year". Newsroom. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- RNZ.
- ^ Tommy Livingston (13 November 2017). "Winston Peters' lawyers aim sights at journalists involved in leak". Stuff.
- ^ Hayden Donnell (6 March 2022). "Newsroom accused of publicising anti-vax PR pitch". Radio New Zealand.
- ^ "Giving a voice to Voices for Freedom". 2 March 2022.