Yomiuri TV program confirms gender "ethics violations lacking consideration for human rights" BPO December 10 17:46
BPO = Broadcast Ethics / Program Improvement Organization remarkably considers human rights for sexual minorities in the news program broadcast by “Yomiuri Television” in Osaka I concluded that there was a violation of broadcasting ethics with the lack of content.
Yomiuri TV is an evening news program "Kansai Information Net ten." For the Kansai region. In May, a comedy of a performer who interviews the city, sees the health insurance card for the gender of ordinary people. We broadcast contents to confirm by touching.
The Yomiuri Television apologized for content that was extremely inappropriate in terms of human rights, and the BPO's Broadcast Ethics Review Committee was debating.
The BPO released their opinions on the 10th and said, “Some staff members felt uncomfortable during the production process, but the editing work was a division of labor and they could not share the awareness of the problem, and the double check system had collapsed.” I pointed out.
On that basis, he concluded that “there was a violation of broadcasting ethics”, saying, “It was a serious problem that the broadcasting was carried out without any problems being pointed out, and the human rights of the sexual minorities were extremely lacking and could not be overlooked”.
Yomiuri Television commented, “We are strengthening the program production system and working to raise awareness of human rights through company-wide workshops and will continue to work to prevent recurrence and restore trust.”