Nine new decisions released today, one upheld
Today we released nine new decisions, one of which was upheld. The upheld decision is about an item on TVNZ’s ONE News which introduced a report on incidents of violence in East Jerusalem and other areas of Palestine and Israel by referring to ‘Israel’. The Authority agreed with the complainant that the item was inaccurate because East Jerusalem is internationally recognised as being part of Palestine, not Israel, and viewers would have been misled into thinking that much of the violence took place in Israel.
Seven of the decisions relate to broadcasts on free-to-air television, one relates to a pay television broadcast and one relates to a radio broadcast. The most commonly complained about standards were fairness and accuracy.
You can read more about these decisions by clicking on the link below.