The Government is moving to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards Authority, arguing the country’s media laws have failed to keep pace with the rise of online platforms, podcasts and on-demand content.
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.
And what will they replace it with I wonder…. No doubt something with more control.
There have been no broadcast standards here since the creation of “Short on Talent Street.”
Believe it when it’s done Goldsmith. Meanwhile Te Mana Whanonga Kaipaho still lives.
New Zealand Media Council must have the most lazy, stupid incompetent morons working in it and also needs to be shut down.
The question is what are they going to replace it with
GREAT START KEEP GOING GET RID OF THESE WHITE COLLAR TERRORISTS DESTROYING OUR BUETIFUL COUNTRY.
Keep NZ Buetiful.
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