Readers' blog: Newstalk is hardly diverse or innovative

Recent events on radio station Newstalk resulted in the dinosaur (aka George Hook) being fired for his insensitive remarks.

Readers' blog: Newstalk is hardly diverse or innovative

Subsequently, he has been given another slot on the radio station at weekends (to start in January). The ‘firing’ has turned into a ‘sabbatical’ — for three months; nice one.

We live in a democracy. Speech is free (thank goodness). Most businesses will target certain customers, and Newstalk is no different. It targets male listeners by employing mainly male presenters with, for the most part, a machismo style of presentation that typifies much of the entertainment industry. If they miss their mark, advertisers and sponsors will withdraw and the station will go out of business.

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