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A Current Affair breaches Code

A segment about a debt recovery company failed to present factual material accurately, ACMA finds.

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tgacaA Current Affair has breached the Code of Practice for failing to present factual material accurately in a segment about a debt recovery company aired last January.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that the segment was factually inaccurate by stating the management of the company had advised that one of its employees may be ‘forced to write a letter of apology’ to an alleged debtor.

Licensee GTV9 told ACMA that the findings will be incorporated into training for ACA reporters, due to commence this month, to illustrate the need for caution in attribution. The training will also stress that when comments are received verbally the person should have the authority to comment.

ACA was last found in breach of the Code over accuracy in June.

Once again, ACMA nods to its on-going review with the industry over current affairs shows and is not planning any immediate action.

Source: ACMA

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  1. Anyone ever watch the old ABC show Frontline? If there is anything good I got out of HSC Advanced English it was that shows like ACA and TT are total rubbish and are about as credible as dog poo. I for one never believe anything that TT or ACA airs, as most of it is one-sided BS or just advertising in disguise …

  10. how can anyone trust what they see on aca when we keep hearing their stories aren’t true, often when i see on story on aca i think to myself, how do i know if aca are lying again, will i find out in a year from now that this story is not true. of all the possible breaches, to deliberately make up stories is by far the worst, the only way shows like aca and tt will stop deceiving viewers is if acma gives them reason to, by putting in place penalties. ps: @david, do the the acma require that aca acknowledge this finding during their show.

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