Sanjana Hattotuwa
Sanjana Hattotuwa is a researcher and commentator on media influence, raising alarms about Jim Grenon's stake in NZME and its potential impact on the NZ Herald's editorial priorities.
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Recent news mentions
Hattotuwa successfully defended the defamation claim and sought costs against Batchelor and Grenon.
Media Insider: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor ordered to pay costs of more than $230,000 to TVNZ, academic after failed defamation case
New Zealand· 2026-07-03
Sanjana Hattotuwa successfully defended a defamation claim brought against them by Julian Batchelor.
Media Insider: RNZ shake-up: New board chair, directors revealed; Who’s in line to be CEO?; PR boss: ‘All the big ad agencies are morphing into PR stunt agencies’New Zealand· 2026-05-29
The article quoted Hattotuwa, then a research director for The Disinformation Project, as saying: 'It is what you would call dangerous speech.'
Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation case - Jim Grenon funding and website story in spotlightNew Zealand· 2025-12-18
Sanjana Hattotuwa is a disinformation researcher who faces threats for his work on online hate speech.
Listener special: How the global rise of radical conservatism is influencing politics in AotearoaNew Zealand· 2025-12-03
Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa provided analysis on the gendered abuse faced by Tory Whanau.
Exclusive: Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung’s sex and drugs gossip about Tory WhanauNew Zealand· 2025-07-10
Sanjana Hattotuwa raised concerns about the potential influence of Grenon's stake on NZME's editorial direction.
Media Insider: The battle for NZME’s boardroom - who is Jim Grenon and what are his plans for NZ Herald/Newstalk ZB owner?; Who’s in line for TVNZ top news roleNew Zealand· 2025-03-06
