Broadcasters open to ACMA’s offer of self regulation

June 20, 2013 1:14

Senior television and radio executives will seriously consider an invitation from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to put forward a new self regulatory regime that could see the creation of a body with similar powers to The Australian Press Council.

The offer, made earlier this week by ACMA authority member Louise Benjamin at a panel discussion on issues of fairness and accuracy, has raised the interest of a number of senior industry figures.

“ACMA has made a very interesting suggestion and we will give it serious consideration,” Julie Flynn, CEO of Free TV Australia, told Encore.

“We certainly welcome the opportunity to engage with the regulator in its codes inquiry and we share its objective of making the code more relevant to contemporary society.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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