Media Insider: Kim Hill on the leaders’ debate, leaving RNZ; Rupert Murdoch steps down; radio stars settle with MediaWorks; Facebook news traffic plunges

Kim Hill: ‘We have to find another model … that wasn’t a debate’; Radio stars, including Tova O’Brien, settle with MediaWorks; Rupert Murdoch steps down; IAB Awards finalists; Barry Soper’s One Good Text.

Broadcaster Kim
Hill is just a few weeks from switching off her microphone, but her announcement has done nothing to dull her passion to reignite political debate and the contest of ideas in New Zealand.

In an interview with Media Insider, Hill, 68, who leaves RNZ in November, has given more insight into her decision to quit, thoughts on the state of the media industry, and reflections on some of her most memorable interviews.

And Hill – one of our greatest broadcasters – says, “if there’s nothing else I’m grateful…