The RNZ-TVNZ merger would see both companies folded into a new entity in March, and it's currently being debated at select committee.
The Radio Broadcasters Association and the News Publishers Association is warning against it, saying it would reduce the media people enjoy.
Freelance journalist and former National Party Press Secretary Janet Wilson is with us to discuss the merger.
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