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![Unfair Go: Popular TV show pinged over 'inaccurate' episode](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Unfair Go: Popular TV show pinged over 'inaccurate' episode
Company featured in episode complained to Broadcasting Standards Authority.
![Oh hell! The TV language we shouldn't be offended by](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Oh hell! The TV language we shouldn't be offended by
No use complaining about things like blasphemy and bad language according to the BSA.
![BSA rejects complaint about 'f***-knuckles, c**k and piss, balls'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
BSA rejects complaint about 'f***-knuckles, c**k and piss, balls'
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint about a 95bFM promo.
![Talkback racist rant: MediaWorks fined $3000 after fill-in host endorses attack on Māori culture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Talkback racist rant: MediaWorks fined $3000 after fill-in host endorses attack on Māori culture
The radio network broadcast comments that had potential to cause harm.
![Hilary Barry 1, anti-vaxxers 0: BSA rejects complaint against Seven Sharp host](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Hilary Barry 1, anti-vaxxers 0: BSA rejects complaint against Seven Sharp host
The BSA ruled that Barry's comments about anti-vaxxers did not breach its standards.
!['He's a total dick': John Campbell escapes censure for mocking Trump's son](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'He's a total dick': John Campbell escapes censure for mocking Trump's son
BSA says it's not denigrating to call someone a 'dick'.
![Complaints about use of te reo Māori on television spike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Complaints about use of te reo Māori on television spike
BSA received 27 complaints regarding TVNZ and its news programmes in the past year.
![Sean Plunket responds to reports his future at Magic Talk is uncertain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Sean Plunket responds to reports his future at Magic Talk is uncertain
Reports say the host's future at Magic Talk is in question.
![Screen with envy: The battle heating up in TV news land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Screen with envy: The battle heating up in TV news land
What happens to television news once the Covid-19 bubble pops, Damien Venuto asks.
![Nearly 90pc of teens have recently watched harmful content: study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Nearly 90pc of teens have recently watched harmful content: study
Broadcasting Standards Association says harmful videos on TV and internet a big concern.
![Radio host 'called for collective violent action'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Radio host 'called for collective violent action'
Talkback host Harnek Singh warned sect members to "be careful".
![Ad's upskirt panty shot sporty not sexual: BSA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Ad's upskirt panty shot sporty not sexual: BSA
BSA found the ad was an action shot rather than 'gratuitous sexual titillation'.
![Sky TV's mosque terror attack coverage breached broadcasting rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Sky TV's mosque terror attack coverage breached broadcasting rules
A similar complaint against TVNZ was not upheld.
![Political Roundup: Christchurch Calling: social media clampdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Political Roundup: Christchurch Calling: social media clampdown
The world is changing fast and the threats this presents requires a massive debate.
![Kathy Errington: Social media regulation needs to confront hate head-on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Kathy Errington: Social media regulation needs to confront hate head-on
Kathy Errington says the Government must act to regulate social media platforms.
![The voice of Māori radio in Hawke's Bay dies, aged 88](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
The voice of Māori radio in Hawke's Bay dies, aged 88
Well-respected Maori elder dies aged 88
![Sunday's gay conversion hidden camera complaint not upheld: BSA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Sunday's gay conversion hidden camera complaint not upheld: BSA
The BSA ruled it was an issue of high public interest that Kiwi's should know about.
![BSA upholds radio's right to play 43-year-old Bob Dylan song](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
BSA upholds radio's right to play 43-year-old Bob Dylan song
Here comes the story of a complaint 43 years in the making.
![Bad taste: Complaints against Seven Sharp soar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bad taste: Complaints against Seven Sharp soar
A stream of good taste and decency complaints has increased since the new hosts started.
![Revealed: The words and slurs too offensive for TV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Revealed: The words and slurs too offensive for TV
New research shows what language Kiwis think is unacceptable on TV and radio.