Media commentator Gavin Ellis

A look at Jane Wrightson's move to Retirement Commissioner which Gavin says is a loss for the media industry. Also, a timely campaign by Stuff highlights the public benefits of journalism, and why he believes the Ministry of Justice team investigating misinformation during the election campaign is walking a tightrope as narrow as piano wire. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz