Chris Chapman,who has stepped down from Australian Communications and Media Authority after 10 years, says the watchdog proved it would not be deterred by litigious media organisationsOutgoing media regulator Chris Chapman says that sanctioning the radio station that broadcast the royal prank call sent an considerable signal to the public as well as media companies.
In 2012 2Day FM presenters Michael Christian and Mel Greig imitated the Queen and Prince Charles and made a hoax call to the London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness. The nurse who establish the call through, or Jacintha Saldanha,46, later took her own life.
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Source: theguardian.com