ACMA rules attack footage aired by Seven & Nine breached privacy rules
April 30, 2021 11:12
Footage aired in separate reports into a violent attack on a taxi driver by Nine’s Queensland Television and Channel Seven Brisbane breached privacy and distress rules, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found.
After conducting separate investigations into the two stations, the ACMA ruled that they failed to protect the victim’s privacy. The ruling also criticised the stations for not exercising sensitivity when broadcasting images of the person who was attacked.
The Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015 requires broadcasters to take adequate care when airing material of a distressing nature that invades a person’s privacy.
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.
Sunrise host Samantha Armytage quits Seven Network breakfast show
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Samantha Armytage announced she was leaving Sunrise on Monday morning.
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Samantha Armytage has quit as the host of Sunrise live on air after more than eight years of appearing on the Seven Network s top-rated breakfast show.
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Samantha Armytage will co-host Sunrise for the last time on Thursday this week
She said it had been a bittersweet six months, which included her mother s death and her wedding
Armytage said she would take a break before deciding on what she ll do next
Armytage, 44, said she would be taking a break before deciding on my next chapter , capping a 22-year stint in broadcast journalism.
SKY News corrected editorials by
Alan Jones following a complaint to media watchdog the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
An editorial broadcast last August drew a complaint alleging ‘misinformation’ on COVID-19:
1. Children do not spread COVID.
2. Masks are useless.
4. COVID is a hoax.
The first of the three allegations listed above, involved the communication by Jones of information drawn from published research, including two from peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Whilst quoting an article on masks, Jones neglected to note the authors of an article stated, “We strongly support the calls of public health agencies for all people to wear masks when circumstances compel them to be within 6 ft of others for sustained periods”.
Alan Jones made misrepresentations in his segment on Sky News criticising the Victorian premierâs Covid response, the Australian Communications and Media Authority found. Photograph: Sky News
Alan Jones was forced to publish a correction to his August 2020 editorial railing against Covid-19 restrictions in Victoria after the broadcasting watchdog found he had âmisrepresented the researchâ on the effectiveness of masks and lockdowns.
Jones, who fronts the flagship opinion show on Sky After Dark at 8pm on Mondays through Thursdays, is a trenchant critic of Daniel Andrewsâs Labor government.
The former radio shock jock retired from 2GB last May after a divisive 35-year career and was picked up by Sky News Australia, which is increasingly moving its commentary to the right.