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New Zealand Broadcaster Probes Edits That Presented 'False,' 'Russian View' Of Ukraine War

Fourteen of the 15 stories in question related directly to the ongoing war in Ukraine. (file photo)
Fourteen of the 15 stories in question related directly to the ongoing war in Ukraine. (file photo)

New Zealand's only noncommercial, public broadcaster has announced an outside investigation and review of its editing of online stories after what it called "15 instances of inappropriate editing" that pushed a "false account" of the ongoing war in Ukraine. A Radio New Zealand media reporter added that stories "were edited to align with the Russian view of events." The broadcaster said it was probing the actions of a single employee who is currently on leave. Fourteen of the 15 stories related directly to the ongoing war in Ukraine, while the other concerned a Serbian accusation against Kyiv.

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