![]() ![]() “The decisions provide guidance to broadcasters on how broadcasting standards apply when reporting on crisis and terrorist events”, the BSA chief executive, Belinda Moffat, said. The authority ruled that Sky NZ exercised only “limited editorial control over the programme,” featuring long excerpts of the disturbing video, and the “detailed depictions of violence shown in the clips” was not proportionate “to the high level of harm that could be caused to viewers”. The authority chair judge, Bill Hastings, said the New Zealand television broadcasters faced “unprecedented circumstances” in the hours following the attack, and they played a critical role in keeping New Zealanders informed, but they also had to consider their role in protecting the community from undue harm and trauma and they needed to “exercise a high level of care and discretion” at all times. The BSA is only able to issue fines within the jurisdiction of New Zealand. The feed on Sky News New Zealand was then switched to sports coverage.
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