Investigation Report No. 2698 File No. ACMA2011/1732 Broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation Station ABC TV1 Victoria Type of Service National broadcasting Name of Program The Gruen Transfer Date of Broadcast 21 September 2011 Relevant Code Standards 7.1 and 7.7 of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 Standards Date Finalised 24 January 2012 Decision No breach of Standard 7.1 (content likely to cause harm or offence must be justified) No breach of Standard 7.7 (unjustified use of stereotypes or discriminatory content to be avoided) Background The Australian Communications and Media Authority received two separate complaints regarding an edition of The Gruen Transfer broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ABC) on ABC TV1 on 21 September 2011. Both complainants objected to a t-shirt worn throughout the program by one of the program’s regular panellists, Todd Sampson, which displayed the The complainants phrase ‘White People Make Me Nervous’. alleged that this phrase is racist and likely to offend, insult and humiliate ‘white people’. The complaints have been assessed against Standards 7.1 and 7.7 of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (the Code). The Gruen Transfer is a weekly, half-hour program broadcast by the ABC on Wednesday nights that focuses on the world of advertising. The program is hosted by comedian Wil
Investigation Report No. 2698 File No. ACMA2011/1732 Broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation Station ABC TV1 Victoria Type of Service National broadcasting Name of Program The Gruen Transfer Date of Broadcast 21 September 2011 Relevant Code Standards Standards 7.1 and 7.7 of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 Date Finalised 24 January 2012 Decision No breach of Standard 7.1 (content likely to cause harm or offence must be justified) No breach of Standard 7.7 (unjustified use of stereotypes or discriminatory content to be avoided) Background The Australian Communications and Media Authority received two separate complaints regarding an edition of The Gruen Transfer broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ABC) on ABC TV1 on 21 September 2011. Both complainants objected to a t-shirt worn throughout the program by one of the program’s regular panellists, Todd Sampson, which displayed the phrase ‘White People Make Me Nervous’. The complainants alleged that this phrase is racist and likely to offend, insult and humiliate ‘white people’. The complaints have been assessed against Standards 7.1 and 7.7 of the ABC Code of Practice 2011 (the Code). The Gruen Transfer is a weekly, half-hour program broadcast by the ABC on Wednesday nights that focuses on the world of advertising. The program is hosted by comedian Wil
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