Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee is hearing from media companies and Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi as it discusses the impact Covid-19 is having on publishers and broadcasters.

NZME announced yesterday 200 jobs will go and suspended publication of popular newspaper supplements in its latest cost-saving response to the Covid-19 downturn.

More than 230 full time media jobs were lost two weeks earlier when Bauer Media closed down suddenly on 2 April citing Covid-19 disruption as the major reason.

Among the submitters this morning are representatives from NZ Stuff, NZME, TVNZ, Media Works, Māori TV and RNZ.

Watch the Epidemic Response Committee meeting here:

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