Press Release – NZ On Air
Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori journalism.
Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional and national audience needs.
The first funding round of $9.6m has just been awarded by NZ On Air, and $3.5m from the first round will go to projects with a Māori journalism impact (with a further $1.6m already committed for a second year in one large-scale project.)
The
Te Rito training programme will provide the country’s first comprehensive Māori and diverse voices journalism cadetship scheme to train and hire 25 new journalists.
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:35 pm
Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest
Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori
journalism.
Established in February with a $55m
government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support
at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional
and national audience needs.
The first funding round
of $9.6m has just been awarded by NZ On Air, and $3.5m from
the first round will go to projects with a Māori journalism
impact (with a further $1.6m already committed for a second
year in one large-scale project.)
The
Te Rito
training programme will provide the country’s first
Press Release – NZ On Air Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Mori journalism. Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, …
Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori journalism.
Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional and national audience needs.
The first funding round of $9.6m has just been awarded by NZ On Air, and $3.5m from the first round will go to projects with a Māori journalism impact (with a further $1.6m already committed for a second year in one large-scale project.)
Press Release – NZ On Air Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Mori journalism. Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, …
Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori journalism.
Established in February with a $55m government allocation to NZ On Air, the fund aims to support at-risk public interest journalism, meeting local, regional and national audience needs.
The first funding round of $9.6m has just been awarded by NZ On Air, and $3.5m from the first round will go to projects with a Māori journalism impact (with a further $1.6m already committed for a second year in one large-scale project.)
It is about gathering together groups that are involved in research and the development of apps for te reo Māori and speech. One of the main goals is to develop speech to text. This is the new world, and if we don t take it upon ourselves to develop this for smartphones and for computers, where our youth spend all their time, then it won t ever get there.
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Human: “Hey Siri, can you take me to Kaitaia?” Siri: “Which car tire?” PhD scholar Isabella Shields, who studies Māori language sounds, believes recognising the distinct sounds of the language is key to the development of a virtual assistant.