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| | Feature: The TVNZ problem by Gordon Campbell | New Zealand Listener |
 | | Therefore, he concludes, TVNZ should merely be leased – for a period of between seven and 11 years, on condition that the operator must fulfil the government’s terms as a public broadcaster, which may well include elements of the TVNZ charter. |
 | | In his view, political interference with TVNZ is not of the overt, shoulder-tapping variety; rather, TVNZ’s structures foster a climate of self-intimidation, and procedures that make it difficult to maximise either the goals of public broadcasting or the economic wellbeing of the company. |
 | | One particular example stands out:during the 1990s, the sale by TVNZ of its 35 percent stake in Sky strikes Barnett as a classic instance of the organisation’s tactical vulnerability to its political masters. |
| www.listener.co.nz /issue/3421/features/5113/the_tvnz_problem.html (877 words) |
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