Steven Joyce: Former Senior National Party Minister on Winston Peters' comment on the Public Interest Journalism Fund
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdst.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
A former senior National Party Minister is weighing in on the stir caused by new the Deputy Prime Minister at the first Cabinet meeting.
Winston Peters called the $55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund provided during Covid a "bribe".
He told reporters to "tell the public what they had to sign to get the money".
Steven Joyce told Mike Hosking that it's a bit of 'Winston being Winston', although some people do have genuine concerns.
He says the media put itself in this position by taking the money in the first place, which wouldn't have happened in his time.
NZME's funding agreement included acknowledgement of absolute editorial independence.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.