Paying for stories
John Sims made this Official Information request to Television New Zealand Limited
The request was successful.
From: John Sims
Dear Television New Zealand Limited,
I want to know about whether or not TVNZ pays people to either directly feature in news and current affairs programmes, such as in a published interview, or to provide information that helped make a story at any time over the past five years.
I'd like to know how much the person was paid, when, and what the story was.
I would also like to know who the person was - but I understand if this might need to be redacted.
Yours faithfully,
John Sims
From: Brent McAnulty
Television New Zealand Limited
Dear John Sims
Your email requesting information as to whether TVNZ pays people for
interviews or to provide information has been received by my office.
We will respond to your request in due course.
Yours sincerely
Brent McAnulty
General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director
d. +64 9 916 7935
m. +64 27 226 4913
[1]tvnz-horizontal.jpg
References
Visible links
1. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/
From: Brent McAnulty
Television New Zealand Limited
Dear John
I refer to your request below.
Aside from our own employees and contractors, TVNZ does not pay people to feature in or provide information for news stories.
Yours sincerely
Brent McAnulty
General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director
show quoted sections
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this request