A Current Affair breached rules in parking ranger story
A Current Affair has been told off by Australia’s media watchdog after suggesting that a council parking ranger was hiding from motorists as he photographed cars in a no stopping zone.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that the report – shown in an episode of Nine’s ACA in January last year – breached the TV code of practice by failing to present material accurately.
The council – which is anonymised in today’s ACMA finding – complained that the suggestion that the ranger was “hiding” in a nearby bus shelter from motorists was unfair.
After a discussion about dictionary definitions of the words “hiding” and “conceal”, ACMA concluded that a breach had occurred.
However, the regulator says it will take no further action because it is currently talking to the TV networks about the rules on accuracy anyway.
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