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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
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RNZ switches off comments

Does the decision make sense? With special feature audio: RNZ editor fronts up.

Tue, 12 Jul 2016

RNZ is switching off comments for stories on its website, a year or so after adding the feature.

In a post on the state broadcaster’s site (which, yes, did draw comments of complaint), community engagement editor Megan Whelan quotes Gawker Media founder Nick Denton, who opined:

"I don't like

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