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BSA Updates Complaints Guidance Ahead Of General Election
Monday, 26 June 2023, 10:34 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has issued new guidance on complaints relating to coverage of politicians ahead of this year’s General Election. The guidance on balance and fairness in TV and radio coverage of political figures forms part ... More >>
BSA Issues New Guidance On Coverage Of Gender Identity Issues
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 10:23 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has issued new guidance for complainants and broadcasters in response to proliferating complaints about TV and radio coverage of gender identity issues. Based on recent BSA decisions, the new guidance acknowledges ... More >>
BSA Welcomes Consultation On Safer Online Services And Media Platforms
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 2:08 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority welcomes today’s launch of the public discussion document, Safer Online Services and Media Platforms, on a proposed new content regulation framework. The Authority has long been an advocate for a more flexible regulatory ... More >>
Inaccurate Reports On ‘Delayed’ COVID-19 MIQ Wind-up Breached Standards
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 10:48 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
News reports on RNZ suggesting the Government delayed ending the COVID-19 managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system despite public health advice it should be wound up immediately were inaccurate, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. The ... More >>
Freedom Of Expression Outweighed Harm Caused By Gender-critical Interview, BSA Finds
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 10:37 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has made a landmark acknowledgement of transgender rights but ultimately not upheld complaints that an RNZ interview with a gender-critical philosopher breached broadcasting standards. The broadcast discussed Dr Kathleen ... More >>
Interview With Teenage Climate Activist Was Unfair, BSA Finds
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 10:42 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
NZME was correct to uphold a complaint about an interview on Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive with a teenage climate activist about the Schools Strike for Climate movement, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found, and required no further action. The ... More >>
Unbalanced And Inaccurate Greyhound Racing News Item Breached Standards
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 10:34 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
A Newshub item discussing the alleged misuse of public funds for safety improvements at a greyhound racetrack was unbalanced and inaccurate, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. The Authority has upheld a complaint by Greyhound Racing New ... More >>
BSA Tackles New ‘Vehemence’ And Misinformation Over COVID-19
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 10:41 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Broadcasting complaints have taken on a new level of vehemence reflecting a growing polarisation around big issues such as COVID-19, the Broadcasting Standards Authority says. The pandemic, and coverage of it, has generated increasingly passionate responses ... More >>
Privacy And Fairness Breaches In RNZ Reporting On Child In Care Of Oranga Tamariki
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 11:18 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld aspects of seven complaints under the privacy and fairness standards, regarding broadcasts by RNZ which included material stolen from the former Waikato District Health Board and released by hackers on the ... More >>
Unfair And Inaccurate Fair Go Housebuilding Item Breached Broadcasting Standards
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 11:35 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld a complaint an item on Fair Go dealing with various issues arising from a house being built breached the accuracy and fairness standards. It has ordered Television New Zealand to publish a statement summarising ... More >>
BSA Research Highlights Public Concerns Over Spread Of Misinformation
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 12:35 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
New Zealanders are worried a shift to online platforms is fuelling misinformation and making it harder to identify ‘the truth’, according to new research from the Broadcasting Standards Authority. The finding comes as social media overtakes ... More >>
Streamlined Broadcasting Code Reflects Changing Society And Media Environment
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:39 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
A new Codebook designed to make broadcasting standards simpler, clearer and more user-friendly for broadcasters and audiences takes effect from today. The revised Broadcasting Standards Codebook outlines requirements for TV and radio programmes, ... More >>
Expert’s COVID-19 Vaccine Statements On Seven Sharp Not Inaccurate, BSA Finds
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 11:02 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint that a Seven Sharp segment breached the accuracy standard when a leading immunisation expert described the composition and safety of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The complaint related ... More >>
BSA Recognises Contribution Of Departing Chief Executive Glen Scanlon
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 4:25 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has announced the resignation of Chief Executive Glen Scanlon. Authority Chair Susie Staley says Glen’s leadership has been crucial during a time of significant challenges and change in broadcasting and society. “In ... More >>
Audiences Less Tolerant Of Racial Or Cultural Slurs, More Relaxed Over F-word, BSA Study Finds
Monday, 21 March 2022, 10:40 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
TV and radio audiences have a decreasing tolerance for racial and cultural insults, but attitudes towards blasphemy and terms using the F-word are softening, according to new research from the Broadcasting Standards Authority. The findings form part ... More >>
Inaccurate And Misleading COVID-19 TV Discussion Breached Broadcasting Standards
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 11:11 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
A programme broadcast by Mainland TV breached broadcasting standards with inaccurate and misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and their safety, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. The BSA found the programme also promoted conspiracies ... More >>
Selective Use Of Evidence Risks Fuelling COVID Misinformation, BSA Warns
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 10:35 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has warned of the dangers of fuelling COVID-19 misinformation by selectively quoting reports or data out of context. The warning comes as the Authority declined to uphold a complaint alleging a TV report was incorrect ... More >>
Public Views Sought On Revised Broadcasting Standards Codebook
Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 1:18 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Public views are being sought on proposed changes to standards for TV and radio programmes to ensure they remain fit for today’s media and regulatory environment. The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) is comprehensively reviewing the Broadcasting ... More >>
Misleading TV Panel Comments On COVID-19 And Abortion Breached Standards
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 10:04 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
A panel discussion on APNA Television breached broadcasting standards with misleading comments about COVID-19 and the application of new abortion laws, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. It has ordered the broadcaster to air a statement ... More >>
Discrimination And Denigration Unlikely To Apply To COVID-19 Vaccination Status, BSA Finds
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 9:29 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Comments about people based on their COVID-19 vaccination status are unlikely to be considered discrimination or denigration under broadcasting standards, the BSA has found. The Authority has declined to determine three complaints alleging broadcast ... More >>
