The Honourable Raynor Asher has been appointed chairman of the New Zealand Media Council and will take up his role on July 1.
Mr Asher was previously a Judge of the Court of Appeal, a position he retired from earlier this month.
The appointment was announced by the Council’s governance arm, the NZ Media Association Incorporated.
Press Council members are to launch a new classification system and independent consumer complaints process for video-on-demand programmes in New Zealand.
The six broadcasting members of the Online Media Standards Authority (OMSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Zealand
Press Council for complaints against broadcasters’ digital content to come under Press Council jurisdiction.
The broadcasters are TVNZ, MediaWorks, Sky Network Television, Maori Television, NZME Radio and Radio New Zealand.
The Press Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Watkin to the Council as the digital journalist member.
On July 3, 2015 the Press Council released its decision on the nine complaints against the New Zealand Herald, concerning the Rachel Glucina article PM and the ponytail: Waitress speaks.
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