A COMPLAINT that SABC3 misled viewers when it reported that they must delete the controversial painting, The Spear, has been dismissed by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa.
In a judgment released yesterday, BCCSA chairman Kobus van Rooyen said that in the news broadcast on June 1, it was clear that people were urged to delete images of the painting before it was defaced.
On June 1, the Film and Publications Board's (FPB) classification committee gave a 16N-rating to Brett Murray's painting, which depicted President Jacob Zuma with exposed genitals. Van Rooyen said the SABC accurately reported that the FPB had urged parents of children under age 16 to delete the image.
Spear: SABC3 accurate
A COMPLAINT that SABC3 misled viewers when it reported that they must delete the controversial painting, The Spear, has been dismissed by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa.
In a judgment released yesterday, BCCSA chairman Kobus van Rooyen said that in the news broadcast on June 1, it was clear that people were urged to delete images of the painting before it was defaced.
On June 1, the Film and Publications Board's (FPB) classification committee gave a 16N-rating to Brett Murray's painting, which depicted President Jacob Zuma with exposed genitals. Van Rooyen said the SABC accurately reported that the FPB had urged parents of children under age 16 to delete the image.
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