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Thursday, 24 June 2021, 10:34 am Attitudes towards discrimination and denigration on TV and radio appear to be changing with younger New Zealanders showing a lower tolerance for it than older generations, according to new research from the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA). The research found that younger people are significantly more likely to agree with BSA decisions that uphold complaints of discrimination and denigration in broadcast content, and less likely to agree with decisions tha...

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has welcomed the announcement today of a review of New Zealand’s media content regulatory system. BSA Board Chair Judge Bill Hastings said the Authority had long been supportive of changes given the different ...

Review could lead to more uniform controls over 'harmful content' and single complaints body.

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Council Decides to Rename Black Boy Lane The Council have called the exercise  a renaming consultation, but the online questionnaire offers only the ability to choose from a shortlist of two new names. So it appears that the decision to rename has already been taken with only the choice of name left to be decided. They have issued the following press release. The council has launched a renaming consultation with residents and businesses located on Black Boy Lane, as part of the wider Review on...

Following my consideration on the origins of West Greens Black Boy name back in the summer, Haringey Council has decided to rename Black Boy Lane in West Gree…

Following my consideration on the origins of West Greens Black Boy name back in the summer, Haringey Council has decided to rename Black Boy Lane in West Gree…

Ronald Pickup, Shakespearean actor who went on to find fame on the big and small screen – obituary His range of roles was vast, encompassing Beckett, O’Neill and Shaw, and at 71 he played a ladies’ man in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 25 February 2021 • 4:05pm Ronald Pickup on the red carpet before the premiere of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in 2015 Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Ronald Pickup, who has died aged 80, emerged as a young National Theatre star in the...

OPINION: Social media giant's reaction to law change prevented reputable news sources from reaching the public.

Raynor Asher: Aussie Govt deserves applause for its stand 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Action over Facebook threat has echoes of US President Teddy Roosevelts bold anti-trust initiative 120 years ago, writes Raynor Asher. Photo / AP NZ Herald OPINION: The threat by Facebook to ban all Australian reported news, and prevent its sharing or posting around the world, appears to be over. Now Facebook has abandoned the threat and stopped the ban, it is worth reflecting on what has occurred....