MEDIAWATCH: What should replace BSA if Goldsmith kills it?
Kill the watchdog — and what exactly replaces it? That’s the question no one serious is answering.
Broadcasting Standards Authority
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The three issues as to why BSA vs Sean Plunket is such a joke
This isn’t really about Sean Plunket. It’s about regulation, relevance, and why the BSA picked the weakest possible hill to fight on.
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Broadcasting Act Turns 35, And Is Showing Its Age – Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority’s vision of freedom of expression without harm is as relevant as ever as the nation’s broadcasting…
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Comments About Ethnic ‘priority’ For Surgical Waitlists Ruled Misleading And Discriminatory – Broadcasting Standards Authority
Comments by radio host Kate Hawkesby suggesting Māori and Pacific patients were being prioritised for surgery due to their ethnicity…
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New BSA Guide Clarifies Types Of Complaints Unlikely To Succeed – Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has issued new guidance for audiences and broadcasters about types of complaints that are unlikely to…
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BSA Finds Comments On COVID-19 Vaccine Safety And ‘anti-vaxxers’ Did Not Breach Standards
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint about an item on Seven Sharp in which co-host Hilary…
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BSA Finds The University Of Otago Treated Unfairly In Broadcasts About Sexual Assault Allegations – Broadcasting Standards Authority
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found that items on TVNZ’sBreakfast and 1 News were unfair to the University of…
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2017: Parting shots from the Right: tantrums, bloated entitlements, and low, low expectations for our Youth – tahi
Taking personal responsibility Mike Hosking-style
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BSA recognises diverse culture in latest decision
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld aspects of a complaint about four broadcasts by Radio Virsa, a small Sikh radio…
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Decision – Rock Morning Rumble stunt featuring John Key – Broadcasting Standards Authority
Programme The Rock Morning Rumble Channel/Station The Rock Broadcaster MediaWorks Radio Ltd Where fields have dotted lines beneath them, you…
