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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Why New Zealand's media is censoring its biggest story
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:13:22
	Publish Date:		2019-06-16 13:00:00
	Description:		Brenton Tarrant, who's accused of murdering 51 people in the Christchurch mosque shootings, is being tried in New Zealand. The whole world will be watching, but you might not find out about everything that goes on in court, because five key news outlets have made a pact to limit what they report. The idea is to avoid giving a platform to hate speech or conferring notoriety on the accused. It's self censorship, theoretically for the greater good. But is it the right call? Or is it possible that in censoring the coverage, we'll miss an opportunity to confront and understand a problem? Featured: Peter Fray, Professor of Journalism, University of Technology Sydney Megan Whelan, Digital Editor, RNZ (Radio New Zealand)
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