Press Council complaint withdrwan

Following is my letter to the Press Council withdrawing my formal complaint about my perceived bias NZ Herald reporting.

NZ Press Council

Dear Mary

I have received the information package you forwarded to me from the NZ Herald. Thank you for that.

I have studied it at great length and although some of what the Deputy Editor has had to say is incorrect, there was indeed a number of articles I had not been aware when I made my study. Most of these articles were in fact supportive of the smacking referendum. Although the altered figures still show a very slight bias by the NZ Herald, I believe it also shows a far more balanced coverage than initially thought.

I would point out that my omissions were genuine. It was not my intention to be bias nor to support my beliefs, in fact I did not cast a vote in the referendum and indeed think that it may possibly be a good thing that this Bill was introduced.

Taking all this into consideration, I would therefore like to withdraw my complaint and apologise for the time wasted by all parties.

Best wishes

Steve Baron
Better Democracy NZ
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