"...the Minister for Broadcasting has been silent. She has been criticised for this approach. In my view she should be applauded."

"Throughout the recent turmoil surrounding news media difficulties the Minister for Broadcasting has been silent. She has been criticised for this approach. In my view she should be applauded. Without any State intervention a solution for the problems surrounding Newshub was found – by the industry and the market. That is as it should be. There has been far too much State interference with the media. The Public Interest Journalism fund ... provides an example."

~ A Halfling's View, from his post 'Dealing with State-Owned Media'