Council complaint against Radio NZ upheld
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Council complaint against Radio NZ upheld
12:44PM Saturday February 23, 2008
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld a Wellington City
Council complaint against Radio New Zealand (RNZ), saying the station
reported inaccurately and unfairly.
The complaint referred to three items on the station's Morning Report
last April, which discussed a council proposal to scrap free weekend
parking.
The council complained the report incorrectly said the council was
"looking at scrapping its free weekend and evening parking in the
city" and "looking at increasing its weekday meter parking charges".
The council said the background report that reviewed the council's
parking policies was attached to the draft parking policy as an
appendix. While the report had recommended the council consider
changes to free weekend and evening parking, it was attached only as
background information and was not what the council was considering.
The council said RNZ had not made a reasonable effort to represent the
issues fairly or accurately.
A formal complaint about the report was made to RNZ. However, the
company did not uphold the complaint, and said the report never
presented the idea as policy .
The matter was then referred to the authority, who found the draft
parking policy did not refer to any potential review of the free
parking situation.
RNZ maintained the wording in the original Morning Report item could
not have been clearer. It said: "...the ideas are part of a set of
documents attached to the council's draft parking policy, which was
approved for further consideration and submissions yesterday."
However, the authority ruled the consistent impression left by all
three items was that the proposal to remove free weekend parking was
part of the policy being considered by councillors.
The authority singled out specific wording in the reports, including:
"Wellington Council is looking at scrapping its free weekend and
evening parking in the city. Retailers are furious."
The authority, on request of the council, ordered RNZ to broadcast a
statement summarising its decision and why the complaint had been
upheld.
- NZPA
12:44PM Saturday February 23, 2008
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld a Wellington City
Council complaint against Radio New Zealand (RNZ), saying the station
reported inaccurately and unfairly.
The complaint referred to three items on the station's Morning Report
last April, which discussed a council proposal to scrap free weekend
parking.
The council complained the report incorrectly said the council was
"looking at scrapping its free weekend and evening parking in the
city" and "looking at increasing its weekday meter parking charges".
The council said the background report that reviewed the council's
parking policies was attached to the draft parking policy as an
appendix. While the report had recommended the council consider
changes to free weekend and evening parking, it was attached only as
background information and was not what the council was considering.
The council said RNZ had not made a reasonable effort to represent the
issues fairly or accurately.
A formal complaint about the report was made to RNZ. However, the
company did not uphold the complaint, and said the report never
presented the idea as policy .
The matter was then referred to the authority, who found the draft
parking policy did not refer to any potential review of the free
parking situation.
RNZ maintained the wording in the original Morning Report item could
not have been clearer. It said: "...the ideas are part of a set of
documents attached to the council's draft parking policy, which was
approved for further consideration and submissions yesterday."
However, the authority ruled the consistent impression left by all
three items was that the proposal to remove free weekend parking was
part of the policy being considered by councillors.
The authority singled out specific wording in the reports, including:
"Wellington Council is looking at scrapping its free weekend and
evening parking in the city. Retailers are furious."
The authority, on request of the council, ordered RNZ to broadcast a
statement summarising its decision and why the complaint had been
upheld.
- NZPA
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