OneJ
14-10-2007, 09:53 PM
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/800444/fromItemId/2332
"Audiences rely on current affairs programs to uncover the truth, not to adopt and encourage misleading promotions," ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said today.
"This judgment is a warning to broadcasters who rely on promoters or public relations firms for stories: If you adopt their spin as your own and your broadcast is false or misleading, you may be breaching the Trade Practices Act."
After all the bad shit they've spread in the past you'd think this would be just the tip of the iceberg surely.
"Audiences rely on current affairs programs to uncover the truth, not to adopt and encourage misleading promotions," ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said today.
"This judgment is a warning to broadcasters who rely on promoters or public relations firms for stories: If you adopt their spin as your own and your broadcast is false or misleading, you may be breaching the Trade Practices Act."
After all the bad shit they've spread in the past you'd think this would be just the tip of the iceberg surely.