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Breakfast co-host Jenny-May Clarkson got excited as she spoke Thingspublic apology to Maori on Monday.
“I feel the pain,” he said ThingsCarmen Parahi, editor of Pou Tiaki, and Mark Stevens, editorial director.
Things launched Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono on Monday, issuing a public apology for the way Maori have been unfairly portrayed in their newspapers for the past 160 years.
“I appreciate the work you’ve done,” Clarkson said while crying. “This is something important.”
Parahi, who said she was willing to leave the media industry because of the way Maori were portrayed, spoke about the importance of holding media organizations accountable.
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In an editorial published today, the organization says it has contributed to stigma, marginalization and stereotypes against Maori in the past.
“We knew there was a problem, we also knew that the environment was changing, that society was changing and that it also expected better from us.
“So just as we have the power to be held accountable, we need to remember that we are actually very powerful, the media, that we actually have influence and we also shape the lives of New Zealanders.”
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TVNZ Breakfast co-host Jenny-May Clarkson spoke with Stuff’s editorial director and Pou Tiaki’s editor about the company’s public apology.
Stevens said Breakfast the apology is not something to say and forget, the organization deliberately “looked at our own backyard” to address its past and improve its future.
“As a media organization, you can’t find that out without then deciding you need a reboot,” he said.
