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Broadcasting Standards Authority meets in Christchurch
28 September 2006
A new panel set up to bring more community perspectives to the Broadcasting Standards Authority meets for the first time today in Christchurch.
The community advisory panel includes 10 people from around the country, including Christchurch retired principal Fraser Campbell.
The panel will meet three times a year in different towns and cities. They will discuss community issues related to broadcasting standards and give wider community insights that will assist the BSA in reaching the right decisions on broadcasting standards issues.
Chief Executive Jane Wrightson says the Broadcasting Standards Authority can’t do its job without the involvement of communities.
“We need to be in touch with lots of different New Zealanders so that we can be effective in our role of fostering free and fair broadcasting in New Zealand and determining formal complaints,” Ms Wrightson says. “We chose to meet in Christchurch because of its lively broadcast scene and strong sense of community.”
“The members of the panel, coming from different backgrounds and different parts of New Zealand, will be able to bring us insights about the issues that are important in their communities.”
The panel is chaired by BSA board member Diane Musgrave. Members are: Fraser Campbell, Tim Cadogan (solicitor of Clyde), Anna Carter (environmental planner of Waikanae), Efeso Collins (public servant of Auckland), Liz Hurst (self employed of Nelson), Huia Lloyd (communications consultant of Wellington), Raj Mundi (electronics supervisor of Hamilton), Jessica Ralph (student of Auckland), Lynda Park (managing director, of Auckland) and Rob Tuwhare (carpenter of Waiheke Island).
The panel was selected by the BSA Board which received more than 160 applications from across the country.
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For more information please contact: Jane Wrightson, Chief Executive, Broadcasting Standards Authority, Wellington tel (04) 382 9508
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