Community radio station breaches broadcast rules in coverage on Ukraine

Melbourne-based community broadcaster 3ZZZ breached community broadcasting rules in its coverage of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found.

An ACMA investigation found 3ZZZ’s ‘The Russian Program’ on 24 February this year breached rules around factual accuracy and also stereotyped and attempted to demean Ukrainian people.

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