You will see from the information below that the Government is paying the salaries of MSM Editors so that the Media organisations themselves do not have to fund the positions themselves from their own revenue.
This means that the minute the Government stops the funding the Editors will lose their jobs.
- Allied Press, 1 x Partnership Editor role, up to $145,650
- Campus Radio 95bFM, 1 x Sub-Editor, up to $32,916
- Discovery NZ, 1 x Newshub Cultural Partnership Navigator, up to $130,500
- GlobalHQ, 1 x Digital Editor, up to $105,000
- Kowhai Media Ltd, 1 x Kaiwhakatiki Hourua, up to $55,020
- Mana Trust, 1 x Editor/Mentor and 1 x Digital Marketing Manager, up to $165,000
- Newsroom NZ, 1 x Sub Editor, up to $91,679
- NZME, 1 x Kaupapa Editor and 1 x Audio Innovation role, up to $200,280
- Radio One 91FM, 1 x Digital Content Editor, up to $20,000
- RNZ, 1 x Kurawhakaue Partnership Editor Role, up to $108,000
- Stuff, 1 x te reo Maori Translator, up to $103,000
- Te Po, 1 x Kawea Te Rongo Kaiwhakahaere, up to $68,250
- The Spinoff, 1 x Sub Editor role, up to $105,450
- The Pantograph Punch, 1 x Business Development role and 1 x Social Media Specialist (3 months), up to $95,040
- Tikilounge Productions, 1 x Pasifika Youth Digital News Editor, up to $75,000
Here at the BFD we only pay for content that we can afford from our revenue and as we have grown we have relied heavily on our fantastic team of volunteers in order to be able to provide our audience with a New Media site that consistently out performs Media sites funded by the deep pockets of the Government.
Our content grows as our revenue grows. Unlike the MSM we do not have to create content that the Government wants or approves of. We are fully independent and do not need to spout Government propaganda in order to get paid.
Projects
Allied Press, Cultural Competency and Commissioning project, 6 x long-form articles and staff training programmes, for Allied Press and associated publications, up to $61,725BusinessDesk, Charity Sector Investigation (an in-depth investigation into New Zealand’s $18b charity sector), minimum 30 stories, up to $154,020
Discovery NZ, Newshub Nation 2022, 41 x 50 mins and a podcast series of current affairs, for Three, up to $978,175
Great Southern Television and Aotearoa Media Collective, The Hui, 40 x 28 mins shows and 40 x 28 mins podcasts Maori current affairs, for Three, up to $737,036
Kakalu Media, Online project (website creation and livestream capability) for Kakalu o Tonga, up to $9,817
Kowhai Media, A Voice for Tangaroa, 4 x 3000-word written features, 6 x 400-1,500 word stories that focus on the ocean around Aotearoa, New Zealand, for NZ Geographic, up to $146,745
Luke Nola & Friends, Kea Kids News, 80 x 4 mins videos for digital platforms and 80 x 2 mins videos for social media platforms, up to $653,773
Mahi Tahi Media, Ohinga 2, 50 x 4 mins videos, up to $264,386
Maori Television, Miria Te Pounamu (on-the-job journalism training wananga for staff) for Maori Television, up to $189,200
Muster Vibrant Rural Communities, Rural Issues: Women’s perspectives on contemporary social and cultural issues, 9 x 3000 words, 72 x 600-1,500-word stories, 6 x 3 mins videos for Shepherdess Magazine platforms, up to $292,692
Newsroom NZ, Newsroom Investigates 2022, 60 mins video investigative current affairs, up to $336,358
Newsroom NZ, Climate Change Interview Series, 10 x 12 mins video interviews focused on how New Zealand will move to a low carbon future, up to $40,000
North & South Media, Exploring Aotearoa’s Chinese Communities, 4-6 features totaling 20,000 words exploring different facets of Chinese communities in New Zealand, up to $25,000
NZME, Whenua: Is it yours?, Interactive database and map, 4 x 1,500-3,000-word features that explores how and when land became part of the Pakeha property system in Aotearoa New Zealand), up to $80,500
Stuff, Stuff Circuit 2022, a minimum of 90 mins of video, investigative current affairs, up to $324,200
SunPix Tagata Pasifika, 51 x 23 mins and 2 x 90 mins Pasifika news and current affairs for TVNZ 1, up to $1,919,913
Te Parere National Maori Students Magazine, 32 digital issues focused on Maori youth current affairs, up to $28,240
The Spinoff, The Quarter Million, 2 x 4,000 – 5,000-word feature, 8-10 Instagram tiles, 4 x 1,000-word stories plus 8 – 10 Instagram tiles, 4 x 2,000-word stories plus 8-10 Instagram tiles providing a youth perspective on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, up to $152,304
TVNZ, Kids Korero, 30 x 5 mins linear videos, 30 x 2 mins explainer videos, and 30 x 5 mins podcasts news and current affairs for 10 –14 year olds, up to $517,364
TVNZ, Q + A with Jack Tame 2022, 40 x 59 mins episodes, plus a two-hour special of current affairs, for TVNZ, up to $842,200
Non-incremental Roles
NZME, up to $940,188 over two years to support its newsgathering in Rotorua, Napier, Hastings, Whanganui, Manawatu, Taupo, Horowhenua, and Kapiti.
Stuff, up to $731,300 over two years for non-incremental role funding to support its Marlborough newsgathering.
nzonair.govt.nz/news/boost-diverse-media-content-and-roles-latest-journalism-funding
The BFD are 95% funded with Member dollars and 5% funded by advertising which means that we are completely independent and do not have to create the kind of content that the Government dictates in order to fund our journalism.
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