E Tū Urges Government To Support NZ Media By Passing Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill

E tū, the union for journalists and media workers, is urging the Government to pass the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill as an important part of the solution to the problems facing the media in Aotearoa New Zealand. Recent redundancies affecting Stuff’s sports reporters, and uncertainty about job security across the wider media landscape, demonstrate the revenue constraints that will continue to harm the industry. E tū senior delegate at Stuff, Tom Hunt, says the Government passing the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill would be a good balance of supporting the industry while maintaining media independence. “Government help for the media can and has been appreciated, but it can also be a poisoned chalice. That is, it must listen to the calls of basically everyone in the industry and support the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill.