Māori Worldviews and Broadcasting Standards: What Should Be the Relationship? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has written this paper in order to provide a platform for discussion surrounding the relationship between broadcasting standards and Maori worldviews…
Viewing Violence: Audience Perceptions of Violent Content in Audio-Visual Entertainment Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008 This qualitative research explores audience perceptions of violence in audio-visual entertainment. The conception and planning of the study was informed by several significant earlier studies, including UK…
Seen and Heard: Children's Media Use, Exposure, and Response Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 With greater access to a variety of media devices and media content, there is a need for new research that updates the information collected during 1999/2000,…
Balancing Act: A Review of the Balance Provision in the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2007 This report was commissioned by the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) to provide some insight into the continuing relevance, or otherwise, of the standard of ‘balance’ as…
Children's Media Use and Responses: A Review of the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2007 Children are often overlooked as resourceful participants with opinions, ideas and perspectives in the research and policy arena even when they are important stakeholders. In commissioning…
Media Literacy Information in New Zealand: A Comparative Assessment of Current Data in Relation to Adults Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2007 This report, commissioned by the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA), is an investigation into the current availability of media literacy information in New Zealand. In turn, the…
Issues Facing Broadcast Content Regulation Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 The relevance of content regulation, based on traditional models of broadcasting, is being challenged by technological developments in the communications media industry. Increasingly the control of…
The Future of Media Regulation in New Zealand: Is There One? Last Publication Date: 01 May 2006 As recently as 1961, the government controlled all but two of New Zealand’s 34 radio stations. Our first television station had just started up. We had…
Freedoms and Fetters: Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 May 2006 The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) frequently surveys New Zealanders on their attitudes towards various broadcasting standards. The BSA’s function in this regard is prescribed by the…
The Portrayal of Māori and Te Ao Māori in Broadcasting: the Foreshore and Seabed Issue Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 In late 2003, the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) commissioned research into the portrayal of Māori and te ao Māori in broadcasting. A team led by Te…
