By Radio NZ…
The New Zealand Jewish Council says the broadcasting watchdog is setting a dangerous precedent by not punishing Sky Sports for broadcasting a comment calling a rugby player a Jew.
A complaint was made to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) after rugby player Bryn Hall said he would give All Black Jack Goodhue a “red card for being a Jew” because he was unwilling to pay for his own wedding. The comments made on the show Kick Off were later rebroadcast by Sky.
On Tuesday, the Broadcasting Standards Authority warned Sky over what it described as casual anti-Semitism, but did not uphold the complaint…
Read the article in full on Radio NZ here.
Read STUFF’s article on the issue – Decision to not uphold ‘Jew’ slur about All Black slammed by Jewish Council – here.
