MEDIAWATCH: What do we replace the BSA with? The JSA!
If the Broadcasting Standards Authority disappears, what replaces it? In an era of misinformation and rage-fuelled algorithms, that question matters more than ever.

If the Broadcasting Standards Authority disappears, what replaces it? In an era of misinformation and rage-fuelled algorithms, that question matters more than ever.

A taxpayer-funded antisemitism report has ignited a bitter argument over free speech, Zionism and whether criticism of Israel is being deliberately conflated with racism.

ACT loves free speech, right up until it doesn’t. Now their attack on the Greens is raising awkward questions.

Sean Plunket has said far worse than this, which is why the BSA complaint feels less like principle and more like bureaucratic theatre with a funding problem underneath.

500 arrested in Britain for protest. Now NZ is quietly rewriting terror laws. This isn’t about safety — it’s about shutting you up.

Kill the watchdog — and what exactly replaces it? That’s the question no one serious is answering.

A claim is made. A judge is dragged. Then it’s “disavowed.” But the damage? That sticks.

If you’re going to take on Plunket — this is exactly how you do it.

This week’s Political Caption Competition isn’t subtle. It’s uncomfortable, provocative — and exactly the kind of thing that tests where you stand.

This isn’t really about Sean Plunket. It’s about regulation, relevance, and why the BSA picked the weakest possible hill to fight on.