WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s national radio broadcaster said it has set up an independent review of its editorial processes after it published a range of stories on its website, including on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, that were altered to present “a false account of events”.
Radio New Zealand (RNZ), which is government-funded but has editorial independence, had by Wednesday corrected 22 stories on its website dating back to April 2022 because of what it termed “inappropriate editing”.
The broadcaster, which revealed the issues last Friday, said its board decided an independent review is necessary.
The panel will review editorial processes and “examine factors and warning signs, which led to international wire stories being subedited with inappropriate content”, it added.
Reuters supplied 21 of the altered stories and one came from Britain’s BBC, RNZ’s list…
