One related to a complaint about coarse language in a comedy gala broadcast and another to a news item on a controversial wall hanging in a Puhoi pub.
Attitudes towards discrimination and denigration on TV and radio appear to be changing with younger New Zealanders showing a lower tolerance for it than older generations, according to new research…
One related to a complaint that news coverage of Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem created the impression that Bethlehem was part of Israel. The complaint was not upheld.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has welcomed the announcement today of a review of New Zealand’s media content regulatory system.
The Authority has released two decisions. They can be found here.
The Authority has released eight decisions. They can be found here.
One of the complaints was upheld with the Authority finding the ‘PGL’ rating did not provide sufficient signposting of the level and frequency of offensive language in the programme.