Chapter 1: What concerns does Mike have about Paul Goldsmith's decision-making?
I worry about Paul Goldsmith's ability to make a decision as I tried to suggest to him, you know, quietly and politely earlier. BSA and its abolition is, I would have thought, done by morning tea. Let's move on to the important stuff sort of call. But he seems to have been waxing and waning and pontificating for the past two years of government. At least he's got there, though.
So the Broadcasting Standards Authority is over.
Chapter 2: Why is the abolition of the Broadcasting Standards Authority significant?
Thank the good Lord for that. It was basically from another time. Pre-streaming, pre-international, no borders broadcasting.
It caught a few originals like us left in a weird old net that made no sense. And that's on top of the fact they had next to no complaints anyway, given one, who can be bothered these days? And two, most of the industry is professionally run anyway. So the media council will apparently take over some of these duties, which I'm kind of torn over.
I think we need someone who corrects actual mistakes, you know, factual mistakes. Decision I gave earlier on the inter-Islander story found that the numbers used in the story on the costings were wrong.
So Winston Peters complained. He was right. They need to correct the record. Now, the point in that particular example just this week is he went to the company who published the story. They rejected the argument. Now, you would have liked to have thought they were better than that, hence the need for the council.
But those sort of examples aside, what these quasi-courts end up doing is adjudicating on nuance and argument based on the moaning of some bored loser in suburbia who'd be probably better off watching less telly, reading less news, and writing fewer letters. I do worry about the council. The current lot appear all lawyers and consultants. There's not a single proper broadcaster there. They do.
They tell me. have some industry peeps who offer advice. But let me tell you this, unless you've driven a three-hour live radio program or a live television show with its varying unpredictables, you've got no idea of the pressure that unfolds literally instantly, therefore the potential for verbal carnage. And yet that's the sort of thing they pass judgment on.
Anyway, the BSA, been there, done that, made no difference, an idea past its time and will not be missed. For more from the Mike Hosking Breakfast, listen live to News Talk ZB from 6 a.m. weekdays or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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