The Broadcasting Standards Authority has announced the resignation of Chief Executive Glen Scanlon.
In one decision, the Authority has not upheld complaints alleging a report on 1 News regarding vaccination decreasing chances of COVID-19 infection was inaccurate and misleading.
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One relates to a complaint that an interview on Morning Report with National Party leader Christopher Luxon breached the discrimination and denigration standard in relation to people of Christian faith.
One relates to a complaint that the comment ‘Australia mugs the Black Caps’ in news coverage of the T20 World Cup cricket final breached broadcasting standards.
A programme broadcast by Mainland TV breached broadcasting standards with inaccurate and misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and their safety, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found.
In one decision, the Authority found a programme on Mainland TV breached the accuracy standard with misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and the promotion of conspiracies and ineffective remedies.