Sky New Zealand takes Sky News Australia off air for showing Christchurch mass shooting footage
SKY NEW ZEALAND has stopped airing Sky News Australia due to the channel broadcasting footage filmed by a man as he carried out a mass shooting in Christchurch yesterday.
Many media outlets made the decision to not to broadcast the footage, however the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sky News Australia was among those to broadcast clips from the video, sparking complaints. A spokeswoman for Sky New Zealand told Guardian Australia the company is in negotiations with Sky News Australia about the issue.
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