He said he found the use of the word offensive and objectionable, especially given the time of day “when children might reasonably be expected to be listening”. Following the clip, Moncrieff stated: “I love the way I’m allowed to say ‘shitty’ but Ryan Reynolds isn’t”.
The complainant claimed that he tuned into the programme at the end of an audio clip from a film featuring Ryan Reynolds. The first complaint relates to the use of the word shitty on Newstalk’s Moncrieff on 13 December 2019. The Code requires that broadcasters should have respect for community standards, be mindful of the needs of children and have respect for persons and groups in society. In all five cases, the complaints were submitted under principles one, four and five of the Code of Programme Standards. The Executive Complaints Forum of the BAI considered and rejected 12 complaints in meetings held in January and February of this year.Īmong the twelve were five complaints made by the same person over programmes on Newstalk, Today FM, and RTÉ. THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY of Ireland (BAI) has rejected five complaints made about the use of bad language which the complainant said in some of the specified cases was used “without apology ” on the national airwaves.
