New broadcasting funding

Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the allocation of $15 million in new broadcasting funding does not bode well for the concept of a multi-platform public service media system. And Canada's Globe & Mail has introduced an experimental transparency system on its website aimed at giving readers a clear insight into how its news is gathered and editorial applied. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz