April 30th, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: News,
Nine and Seven have been found in breach of the Industry Code of Practice after failing to protect the identity of a victim of an attack on a taxi driver.
Media watchdog the Australian Communications and Media Authority found that Queensland Television (Nine Network) and Channel Seven Brisbane breached broadcast rules in news reports in March 2020.
Separate investigations into
Seven News Gold Coast and Gold Coast
Nine News reports found that the stations aired footage of the violent attack without adequately concealing the victim’s identity or obtaining their consent. They failed to adequately protect the victim’s privacy and did not exercise sufficient sensitivity when broadcasting images of a person who had survived a traumatic experience.