Kamahl Santamaria

TVNZ's head of news and current affairs, Paul Yurisich, has resigned after a review into the hiring of presenter Kamahl Santamaria. TVNZ released its long- ...

He had also provided strong leadership to the news and current affairs team during the pandemic. In addition, TVNZ took the opportunity to have Robins undertake a review of several policies, including those relating to internal workplace complaints and the development of TVNZ’s “Speak Up” policy. The review covered TVNZ’s recruitment practices and processes in general, as well as the specific recruitment of Kamahl Santamaria, who had carved out a strong television broadcasting reputation while a news anchor and presenter at Al Jazeera in Qatar between 2005 and 2022.

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"You simply judged who you thought would be best for the programme. "It's an exercise in public relations and crisis management. The hiring process was a "mess", he said, including the lack of a screen test due to Covid-19 and not sufficiently involving the programme's executive producer.

The TVNZ news boss who resigned in the wake of the Kamahl Santamaria controversy said it's been a tough six weeks and he just wants to relax. TVNZ's Head o.

"We are making the implementation of these recommendations our top priority. "We support the findings and recommendations of the review. "It has also given us valuable independent feedback on our Speak Up Policy, which ensures TVNZers are aware of avenues for raising complaints internally, as well as anonymously via an independent external agency. This time was, of course, framed by the Covid-19 pandemic through which Paul led TVNZ's News and Current Affairs team in the midst of incredible newsgathering and operational challenges. Power said in the hiring of Santamaria, the review stated the recruitment policy was not applicable to the hiring of key presenters and therefore was not followed in this situation. "I want to thank Paul for his drive and commitment to TVNZ and for ensuring the continued strength of our journalism and the evolution of our storytelling."

Paul Yurisich resigned following an investigation into the media company's recruitment processes.

The TVNZ news boss who resigned in the wake of the Kamahl Santamaria controversy said it's been a tough six weeks and he just wants to relax.

"We support the findings and recommendations of the review. "We are making the implementation of these recommendations our top priority. "It has also given us valuable independent feedback on our Speak Up Policy, which ensures TVNZers are aware of avenues for raising complaints internally, as well as anonymously via an independent external agency. This time was, of course, framed by the Covid-19 pandemic through which Paul led TVNZ's News and Current Affairs team in the midst of incredible newsgathering and operational challenges. Power said in the hiring of Santamaria, the review stated the recruitment policy was not applicable to the hiring of key presenters and therefore was not followed in this situation. "I want to thank Paul for his drive and commitment to TVNZ and for ensuring the continued strength of our journalism and the evolution of our storytelling."