The chief executive of Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) has been cleared in a new report of political interference or undermining editorial integrity after the removal of an online news article following a complaint from Te Pāti Māori.
But the report also reveals an untidy set of events within the media business as it dealt with the complaint – including the director of news and current affairs allegedly being upset about the way her chief executive, Shane Taurima, had managed the matter, saying in a text message to the reporter that she was “pissed at his editorial interference”.
