'Suppression’ of news criticised
;♦ Parliamentary reporter I'* A call was made in Parlia njent yesterday for a “vigor pus” examination of news paper ownership, after al «sged suppression of .;'th< Auckland protest march or August 29 against fallinj •living standards in New Zea land. -’*Mr R. K. Maxwell (Lab. Waitakere), in a notice o motion, called on the Hous< ■t6 recognise that the marcl had been one of the bigges isiich demonstrations in Nev Zealand’s history, and- “was Without. question news Worthy.” , .‘He asked that the Housi “note with concern that thi 10.5 column centimetres oi page 3 of the ‘Dominion, ’ li
column centimetres on page i- 6 of ‘The Press,’ and total >. lack of coverage in the 5-‘EveningPost,’ the ‘Star,’ 1- Christchurch, the - ‘Waikato ie Times,’' the ‘Sunday Times,’ n‘ and - the ‘Sunday News’ g amounts to news suppresi- sion.” His notice of motion went ~ on to seek the ownership ih)f vestigation "with particular e reference to the . h papers’' involvement in the st Communications Advisory w Committee set up by this is Government, in recognition s- that the free flow of news is vital to the health of a de>e ■■ „ . > ® mocracy.’ nJ ...The motion has been set 3‘down for later debate. '
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