This year’s Litmus Testing research reports on public attitudes towards discrimination and denigration, and fairness, on TV and radio as addressed in recent BSA decisions relating to gender identity issues.
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Today marks 35 years of the broadcasting standards regime as we know it.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority's vision of freedom of expression without harm is as relevant as ever as the nation’s broadcasting regulator turns 35, but legislation is stuck in the pre-internet…
The Authority has not upheld a complaint that use of the Māori phrase ‘kore puta’ (following the English phrase ‘not out’) onscreen during a Super Smash Cricket match breached the…
With Privacy Week now underway it’s timely to put a spotlight on privacy in a broadcasting context.
The Authority has not upheld a complaint about a Morning Report interview with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about the Israel/Gaza war.
In response to feedback from broadcasters and audiences seeking to smooth the complaints process, the BSA maintains guidance on types of complaints that are unlikely to be upheld.