Australian Communications & Media Authority finds Channel 7 "Sunday Night" breached code of conduct by airing an inaccurate (and racist) statement about African Australians in July 2018 Consequence is minimal: include this case study in internal traininghttps://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/seven-network-slapped-on-the-wrist-over-african-gangs-coverage-20190321-p5169g.html …
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Reporter claimed in the episode that "African gangs" were "responsible for an alarming surge in violent crime". This is not factual. This was 6 months after another Channel 7 program breached code of conduct for a racist segment on Aboriginal children forcibly removed from family
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No penalties for racist reporting means the media as an institution is disinterested in taking action against racist violence. This is a glaring example of how the media reproduces White supremacy and then insufficiently regulates itself
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