Newsroom
Independent New Zealand digital news outlet founded in 2017. Known for in-depth investigative journalism and analysis of national politics and policy.
Newsroom at a glance
- Country
- New Zealand
- Kind of outlet
- Digital-native outlet
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- newsroom.co.nz ↗
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How Crosswire groups Newsroom
Crosswire groups Newsroom 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 Newsroom sits in New Zealand's press
Newsroom is one of 6 outlets tracked in New Zealand and the only digital-native outlet 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 6 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Newsroom outside New Zealand, starting with Australia and New Zealand, are Talamua (Samoa) and Matangi Tonga (Tonga). Opening one of them beside Newsroom is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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