1News
News service of state broadcaster TVNZ, providing New Zealand's flagship television bulletins and online coverage of national politics, business, and current affairs.
1News at a glance
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind of outlet
- Television news channel
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- 1news.co.nz ↗
- Preview
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How Crosswire groups 1News
Crosswire groups 1News as Centrist for comparisons within New Zealand's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where 1News sits in New Zealand's press
1News is one of 6 outlets tracked in New Zealand and the only television news channel tracked there. By outlets tracked, New Zealand ranks second of the 8 countries on Crosswire's Oceania hub, which lists 32 outlets in all.
Across Oceania, Crosswire tracks 3 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to 1News outside New Zealand, starting with Australia and New Zealand, are Sky News Australia (Australia) and EMTV Online (Papua New Guinea). Opening one of them beside 1News is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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