Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 8, 2018 17:31:57 GMT 12
CALL FOR BROADCASTERS TO BE CENSURED IF THEY BUTCHER MĀORI WORDS
Staff at the University of Waikato are calling for broadcasters who don't pronounce Māori words correctly during Māori language week to be censured.
Members from the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies want the Broadcasting Standards Authority to take a tougher line with journalists and on-air hosts.
They are suggesting any mis-pronunciations next week be treated as a professional foul.
For 51 weeks of the year, Māori tolerate the mispronunciation of their language in broadcasting, Professor Pou Temara said.
"My view is that the Māori language cannot be the responsibility only of the Māori people, there's less [sic] than 500,000 of us. It's the language of a country, and the greater New Zealand population has a responsibility."....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/365919/call-for-broadcasters-to-be-censured-if-they-butcher-maori-words
Staff at the University of Waikato are calling for broadcasters who don't pronounce Māori words correctly during Māori language week to be censured.
Members from the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies want the Broadcasting Standards Authority to take a tougher line with journalists and on-air hosts.
They are suggesting any mis-pronunciations next week be treated as a professional foul.
For 51 weeks of the year, Māori tolerate the mispronunciation of their language in broadcasting, Professor Pou Temara said.
"My view is that the Māori language cannot be the responsibility only of the Māori people, there's less [sic] than 500,000 of us. It's the language of a country, and the greater New Zealand population has a responsibility."....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/365919/call-for-broadcasters-to-be-censured-if-they-butcher-maori-words