Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 26, 2020 3:19:52 GMT 12
TURNING THE LENS ON MĀORI-LANGUAGE JOURNALISM
What is Māori-language news journalism? It’s not exactly like its mainstream, English-language cousin.
“Newswork in te reo comes with a raft of challenges that mainstream-media journalists don’t face,” Dr Middleton says.
Journalism in te reo Māori is state-funded under the national agenda to revitalise the language. However, one of the conditions of funding is that reporters must produce stories that are each at least 70 per cent in te reo.
This is no small order when just 10.6 per cent of the Māori population, or some 50,000 people, speak te reo well enough to be interviewed in it. A far greater number are learning......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2006/S00033/turning-the-lens-on-maori-language-journalism.htm
What is Māori-language news journalism? It’s not exactly like its mainstream, English-language cousin.
“Newswork in te reo comes with a raft of challenges that mainstream-media journalists don’t face,” Dr Middleton says.
Journalism in te reo Māori is state-funded under the national agenda to revitalise the language. However, one of the conditions of funding is that reporters must produce stories that are each at least 70 per cent in te reo.
This is no small order when just 10.6 per cent of the Māori population, or some 50,000 people, speak te reo well enough to be interviewed in it. A far greater number are learning......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2006/S00033/turning-the-lens-on-maori-language-journalism.htm