Children's Interests: A Review of Broadcasting Standards Authority Child Complaints Decisions Last Publication Date: 01 May 2010 This review has been commissioned to examine BSA decisions on complaints lodged regarding children as viewers of, and participants in, television broadcasts.
Some Content May Offend: Public Attitudes to Content Classifications and Warnings on Free-to-Air and Pay TV Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2010 This research explored public awareness of, and satisfaction with, classifications and warnings used on New Zealand free‑to‑air and pay television.
What Not to Swear: The Acceptability of Words in Broadcasting Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Warning! These reports and this page contain language that some people will find offensive! This report documents the findings of a national survey carried out in November and…
A Review of Research on Sexual Violence in Audio-Visual Media Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 The Classification Office commissioned researchers from Victoria University to conduct a literature review focusing on research conducted in the 1990s or later. The review grouped together…
Principles and Pragmatism: A Journalist's Perspective Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 This report provides an assessment of BSA decisions from a journalist’s perspective. This report addresses the following questions: • Where is the tension between the ‘bottom-line standards’ for…
Māori Worldviews and Broadcasting Standards: What Should Be the Relationship? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has written this paper in order to provide a platform for discussion surrounding the relationship between broadcasting standards and Maori worldviews…
Viewing Violence: Audience Perceptions of Violent Content in Audio-Visual Entertainment Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008 This qualitative research explores audience perceptions of violence in audio-visual entertainment. The conception and planning of the study was informed by several significant earlier studies, including UK…
Seen and Heard: Children's Media Use, Exposure, and Response Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 With greater access to a variety of media devices and media content, there is a need for new research that updates the information collected during 1999/2000,…
Public Perceptions of Highly Offensive Language Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2007 In 2005 the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 was amended to empower the Office of Film and Literature Classification to restrict, but not ban,…
Balancing Act: A Review of the Balance Provision in the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2007 This report was commissioned by the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) to provide some insight into the continuing relevance, or otherwise, of the standard of ‘balance’ as…
