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Decision: Craig and 4 Others and Television New Zealand Ltd
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 10:06 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Seven Sharp – presenters made comments about leader of the Conservative Party Colin Craig – allegedly in breach of good taste and decency, law and order, privacy, controversial issues, fairness, accuracy, discrimination and denigration, responsible ... More >>
The Acceptability of Words in Broadcasting, 2013
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 11:16 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Quantitative research to provide a monitor of the acceptability of the use of swear words, blasphemies and other expletives in broadcasting over time More >>
Decision: Batchelor and RadioWorks Ltd - Michael Laws
Monday, 1 October 2012, 1:12 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Complaint under sections 8(1B)(b)(i) and 8(1B)(b)(ii) of the Broadcasting Act 1989 More >>
BSA decision on Michael Laws Talkback comments
Monday, 9 July 2012, 3:57 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Standard 1 (good taste and decency) – specific nature of the comments had clear potential to distress and offend, whether or not they were intended to be taken literally – upheld by majority Standard 2 (law and order) – host was not seriously encouraging ... More >>
Decision: Francis, Gouge and Thompson and TVWorks Ltd
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 3:58 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Campbell Live – items reported on controversial comments made by the CE of the EMA that some female workers are less productive because they take sick leave when they are menstruating – interviewed CE and portion of the interview broadcast – ... More >>
Decision: New Zealand Labour Party and RadioWorks Ltd
Friday, 14 October 2011, 10:31 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Finding: broadcast did not amount to an “election programme” for the purposes of the Broadcasting Act 1989 or the Election Programmes Code – in any event the nominated standards were not breached More >>
BSA decision: MQ v TVNZ - breach of privacy
Monday, 19 September 2011, 4:34 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
complainant was identifiable due to use of his first name, full length shots of his body and clothing, footage of his property and street, recordings of his voice – complainant’s solvent abuse was a private fact – disclosure of complainant’s ... More >>
Complaint from Prime Minister’s Office not upheld
Monday, 19 September 2011, 4:32 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
A One News item about the Government upgrading its BMWs and a donation from a BMW dealership did not breach standards, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. Kevin Taylor, on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Office complained that the teaser ... More >>
BSA decision: One News on Sale of BMWs
Monday, 19 September 2011, 3:30 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Standard 5 (accuracy) – item did not state as fact or imply that there was a link between the car contract and the donation – item fairly presented views of the Prime Minister and the dealership involved – high level of public interest in reporting ... More >>
BSA decision: One News on Harawira travel expenses
Monday, 19 September 2011, 3:27 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Standard 5 (accuracy) – comparison based on Parliamentary Service expenditure only – failed to mention that Māori Party MPs also received funds from Ministerial Services – created misleading impression that Mr Harawira spent more than the entire ... More >>
Judgment: Outrageous Fortune - language
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 11:00 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
frequent use of language amounted to broadcast of strong adult material too close to 8.30pm watershed – broadcaster did not adequately consider children’s interests – upheld More >>
Judgment: Paul Henry's Sheila Dikshit comments
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 10:35 am | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Upheld: Standards 1 (good taste and decency), 6 (fairness) and 7 (discrimination and denigration) – serious breach of broadcasting standards – action taken by broadcaster insufficient More >>
TVNZ to pay costs of $1,000 over Fair Go item
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 1:35 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Television New Zealand has been ordered to pay costs of $1,000 after a Fair Go item was found to have breached two broadcasting standards. More >>
Band of Brothers sex scene complaint upheld
Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 1:28 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Band of Brothers sex scene complaint upheld The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld a complaint that a sex scene shown in the World War 2 drama Band of Brothers breached the broadcasting standard protecting children’s interests. More >>
TVNZ ordered to issue statement over Henry
Monday, 12 July 2010, 12:45 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Television New Zealand has been ordered to broadcast a statement on its Breakfast programme summarising the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s decision over host Paul Henry’s description of singer Susan Boyle as “retarded”. More >>
Incorrect Target item: TV3 ordered to pay $38,000
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 5:40 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
TV3 broadcaster TVWorks has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay complainants’ legal costs of $28,068.75 after its Target programme incorrectly alleged food from Ponsonby’s Café Cezanne contained faecal coliforms. More >>
Girls treated unfairly in Hawke’s Bay girl gangs
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 1:00 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
A TV3 60 Minutes item on girl gangs in Hawke’s Bay did not sufficiently protect the identities of four girls, exploited them and treated them unfairly, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found. More >>
Complaints about Samoan guns, drugs story upheld
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 12:58 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has found a One News item that claimed Samoa was “awash with drugs and guns” breached three broadcasting standards. More >>
Decision: TVNZ and Butler, Dunleavy and Prior
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 12:34 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Standard 4 (balance) – programme presented miscellany of views – did not attempt to debate whether global warming was caused by human activity – acknowledged the existence of other perspectives – not upheld Standard 5 (accuracy) – inaccurate ... More >>
New BSA report: Principles and Pragmatism
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 3:24 pm | Broadcasting Standards Authority
Today the Broadcasting Standards Authority released a new report entitled Principles and Pragmatism. The report is an assessment of BSA decisions from a journalist’s perspective. Author Colin Peacock, host of Radio New Zealand’s Mediawatch programme, ... More >>
