Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith said Cabinet had agreed to progress work on shutting down the regulator and exploring industry-led self-regulation instead.
Goldsmith said the current broadcasting regime was designed for a media environment that is rapidly disappearing, with audiences now consuming content across multiple digital platforms that often fall outside the BSA’s oversight.
He said the existing framework created inconsistencies, with similar material treated differently depending on whether it was broadcast live or viewed online later.
Under the proposal, the New Zealand Media Council is expected to become the main oversight body for journalism, expanding a model already used by print media and some broadcasters.
Goldsmith said greater self-regulation would help create a more level playing field across media platforms while still maintaining journalistic standards and public trust.
The Government said legislation repealing BSA-related provisions in the Broadcasting Act 1989 would be drafted in the coming months. The BSA will continue operating until the law changes are passed.
Daily Telegraph New Zealand (DTNZ) is an independent news website, first published in October 2021. - where this article was sourced.
He said the existing framework created inconsistencies, with similar material treated differently depending on whether it was broadcast live or viewed online later.
Under the proposal, the New Zealand Media Council is expected to become the main oversight body for journalism, expanding a model already used by print media and some broadcasters.
Goldsmith said greater self-regulation would help create a more level playing field across media platforms while still maintaining journalistic standards and public trust.
The Government said legislation repealing BSA-related provisions in the Broadcasting Act 1989 would be drafted in the coming months. The BSA will continue operating until the law changes are passed.
Daily Telegraph New Zealand (DTNZ) is an independent news website, first published in October 2021. - where this article was sourced.
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So the BSA is to go. Quite a victory for Sean Plunket and the Platform. I guess he has been spared a lot of anguish and expenditure. But also now avoided a lot of publicity which could have been very helpful for the Coalition. I am slightly nervous that standards on RNZ will drop further with already blatant political bias to become even more apparent. And although not BSA territory standards of presenter diction and speech are in many cases already deplorable. No attempt is made to shake off bad habits. Dropping the g from ing words etc. I hope NZ worksite language does not become announcer norm.
I have one difference with Sean. I believe te reo instead of being referred to as mumbo jumbo should be described as twaddle, although both terms very apt.
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