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BSA finds news item on controversial pub wall-hanging did not breach standards

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint about an item on 1 News that discussed a controversial wall-hanging in a Puhoi Pub bearing the n-word, and included…

BSA research reveals different attitudes to discrimination and denigration on TV/radio

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…

BSA welcomes review of media content regulation

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has welcomed the announcement today of a review of New Zealand’s media content regulatory system.

BSA draws a line under complaints about te reo | Kua mutu i te BSA te tirotiro amuamu mō te reo Māori

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has drawn a line under complaints about the use of te reo Māori in broadcasts.

BSA orders broadcast statement and $3000 costs against Magic Talk Afternoons with Sean Plunket

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found a Magic Talk Afternoons with Sean Plunket interview about the legal basis for iwi roadblocks under Covid-19 restrictions, amplified negative stereotypes about Maori…

Reference to ‘Jewish billionaires’ breaches discrimination and denigration standard

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found an item on 1 News stating that the ‘Israel Start-up Nation’ cycling team was ‘backed by Jewish billionaires’, breached standards as it had…

BSA highlights importance of data literacy following misleading comments by Mike Hosking on Italy’s COVID-19 deaths

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld a complaint that comments made by Mike Hosking about COVID-19 death rates in Italy were misleading, highlighting the importance of data literacy.

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