Major media outlets in New Zealand have agreed to a special 'protocol' for their coverage of the trial of the man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks.
It's a bid to ensure the media coverage of the trial "does not promote white supremacist ideology".
A 28-year-old Australian man is accused of murdering 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch on March 15th.
Five publishers - including broadcasters such as RNZ and TVNZ, the prominent online news site Stuff and the publisher of newspapers such as The New Zealand Herald - have signed the agreement covering their reporting of the upcoming trial.
It comes amid concerns the trial could be used to amplify "white supremacist and/or terrorist views or ideology".
The outlets in question insist the trial will still be covered "comprehensively and responsibly", RNZ reports.
However, they will limit any coverage of statements that "actively champion white supremacist or terrorist ideology" - including details of a document outlining the shooter's motives.
They've pledged to only allow senior or experienced journalists to cover the trial wherever possible.
The agreement adds: "We will not broadcast or report on any message, imagery, symbols or signals (including hand signals) made by the accused or his associates promoting or supporting white supremacist ideology."
If it's not possible to avoid the broadcast of images containing such symbols, the symbols will be pixelated.
The man accused of carrying out the shooting is next due in court on June 14th.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has previously vowed to not give the suspected shooter publicity.
She told the country's parliament in March that she would 'never speak the name' of the accused.
The shootings increased pressure on social media outlets to tackle extremist or terrorist content on their platforms, after the shooter livestreamed footage of the massacre.
In the weeks after the Christchurch attacks, Facebook announced a ban on any posts praising or supporting white nationalism and white separatism.
