Nine News breached privacy rules by disclosing police addresses: ACMA

Zanda Wilson

November 19, 2020 4:24

Channel Nine News has been found to have breached broadcasting privacy rules by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in multiple broadcasts dating back to October, 2019.

The three news reports in question disclosed the residential address of two police officers as part of a segment on a vehicle crashing into a house.

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Zanda Wilson

Zanda Wilson was a reporter and podcast producer at Mumbrella, specialising in radio reporting. He left Mumbrella in September 2021.

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Nine News breached privacy rules by disclosing police addresses: ACMA

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