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Complaints under section 8(1B)(b)(i) of the Broadcasting Act 1989One News and 3 News – items reported on New Zealand Film and Television Awards – allegedly in breach of accuracy standard FindingsStandard 5 (accuracy) – material to be included in news items is a matter of editorial discretion not broadcasting standards – Authority declines jurisdiction to accept and consider the complaints on the grounds that Mr Dougherty did not lodge valid formal complaints with the broadcasters This headnote does not form part of the decision. Broadcast [1] On Sunday 19 September 2010, both One News (broadcast on TV One) and 3 News (broadcast on TV3) reported on the results of the Qantas Film and Television Awards which had been announced the previous evening. Complaints [2] Ian Dougherty made formal complaints to Television New Zealand Ltd and TVWorks Ltd, the broadcasters, alleging that the news items breached Standard 5 (accuracy)....
FindingAuthority declines to accept the complaints on the grounds that it does not have jurisdiction to do so. This headnote does not form part of the decision. Broadcasts [1] On Sunday 19 September 2010, both One News (broadcast on TV One) and 3 News (broadcast on TV3) reported on the results of the Qantas Film and Television Awards which had been announced the previous evening. Complaints [2] John Calder complained to Television New Zealand Ltd and TVWorks Ltd, the broadcasters, about their coverage of the awards. He stated that both broadcasters had “only reported on TV awards and people connected with [their] own organisation. This was inaccurate and misleading and a ‘distortion of the original event’”. He nominated Standard 5 (accuracy) and guideline 6b to Standard 6 (fairness) in his complaints....