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Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of enforceable media standards in general?

Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of enforceable media standards in general?

Scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority raises big questions about industry self-regulation and media accountability in the digital age.

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Peter Thompson

‘Soviet-era Stasi’ or defender of media freedoms? The battle for the Broadcasting Standards Authority

At the heart of the dispute between the BSA and The Platform is an outdated media law that hasn’t adapted to the online streaming era.

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Peter Thompson

A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news – and the challenge of serving many audiences

Unlike their commercial rivals, public broadcasters have to serve a broad audience. In today’s fragmented mediascape, RNZ may be doing better than...

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Peter Thompson