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David Lloyd

David Lloyd was Editor of the Money Programme, Newsnight and Breakfast Time, at the BBC. He joined Channel 4 in 1986, becoming Head of News, Business and Current Affairs in 1997. He was responsible for the "Politics isn’t Working" coverage of the 2002 General Election.

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After the single-channel conformism of the 1970s and the free market typhoon of the 1980s, New Zealand is trying to establish a public service culture in a commercial broadcasting environment. The head of news at Channel 4 went there to learn, advise – and report.