20 Apr 2020

NZ should work on charging Facebook, Google for local media - expert

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 20 April 2020

A New Zealand media expert says this country should waste no time in following an Australian decision to draw up a mandatory code forcing Facebook and Google to pay for content generated by traditional news media companies.

Dr Gavin Ellis, a former editor of the New Zealand Herald, says the digital giants have got away with "stealing" news content for too long.

RNZ reporter Robin Martin has more.