TVNZ exposes whistleblower

NZ Herald reports:

TVNZ says it cut a story featuring an anonymous Destiny Church whistleblower from the digital version of a 1News bulletin out of an “abundance of caution”.

Some viewers claim the whistleblower’s face was too visible during the segment and say they were shocked by what they saw. …

Campbell, in the clips that aired on 1News, interviewed a woman who was said to be living in hiding after fleeing abuse from her former partner, a member of the Destiny Church’s anti-violence group, Man Up.

But the face of the victim – who is said to be “under a protection order” and “asked for her face to be hidden” – was too visible during the bulletin, according to some viewers.

That’s a pretty bad way to treat a whistleblower. Surely someone viewed the footage before it went to air?