CommentFury under fire: anti-vax complaints loom over documentaryA documentary on those spreading harmful disinformation in New Zealand drew outrage from its targets. Our ability to stop the fracturing will soon be helped – or possibly hindered – by the decisions of the dozen or so people who make up the New Zealand Media Council. The Media Council adjudicates on complaints about print and online journalism in New Zealand. Complaints to the Media Council must allege the story at issue has breached one or more of the 12 principles that make up the council's code of ethics for print and online journalists. To do this, we could need to rewrite the rules about fairness and balance and the Media Council may well be about to make a start.

Source: Stuff October 04, 2022 01:14 UTC