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It's happening in New Zealand to a similar extent. This current government is raiding journalists homes who publish things they don't want[1] [2]. Even more wor
by pippy 11y ago
It's happening in New Zealand to a similar extent. This current government is raiding journalists homes who publish things they don't want[1] [2]. Even more worryingly the government recently bailed out the other major broadcasting company, and replaced the CEO with a friend of the prime minister. It didn't take long before journalists who were sometimes critical of the government were replaced [3].
1 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/hager-police-raid-dangerous-for-journalism-6099331 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/hager-police-rai...
2 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/290989/police-raid-du-plessis-allan's-home http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/290989/police-raid-du...
3 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11462265 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_i...