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General News of Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Source: Ghanacelebrities.com
2019-07-24
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Sloppy journalism seems to be gaining ground in the Multimedia group, as the company begins a new loss of credibility after its flag bearer, Joy Fm, was cited for misleading reporting by the National Media Commission.
The Commission has described a recent documentary on vigilantism broadcast by the channel as misleading and inaccurate.
The documentary 'Castle Militia', which sought to illuminate the alleged vigilance of the former seat of government (The Castle), has made sensational excesses by adding photos and videos unrelated to its subject and ultimately inducing In error.
This was included in a decision made by the Media Commission following a government complaint regarding the documentary Joy written by Manbadeh Azure.
In a statement, the CNM said that "the survey was not consistent with the ethical standards set by the Ghana Journalists Association's Code of Ethics, particularly the guidelines 23 which state that a journalist ensures that photographs and multimedia content adequately reflect an event and do not do so. highlight an impact out of context.
"This resulted from the fact that, while the defendant was using a photo from a BBC report about an attack on the Nigerian Senate to promote the documentary online, they failed to link it properly. "
The Commission exposed other issues related to the documentary.
"The inclusion of Ayawaso West Wuogon violence shots and Ashanti regional security coordinator's attack was at odds with the activities of the D-Eye group captured at the castle . The Commission concluded that the documentary had no predisposition to violence. Therefore, the badociation of the D-Eye group with Ayawaso West Wuogon Violence and the history of the BBC from Nigeria were sensational.
"On the issue when the D-Eye group came out of the castle, while the government insisted that the group be expelled in October 2018, the Multimedia group insisted that it was after the documentary that the film was released. expulsion took place.
"Again, although Multimedia provided evidence of attempts by government officials to remove the group from the castle, he still badociated the president with this group and the commission ruled that it was unfair, especially when the group "Multimedia" is publicly excused later with the president. " added.
Accordingly: "The Commission is of the opinion that while the presence in the D-Eye D group castle was problematic and unacceptable, the group did not exhibit any violent behavior that could be described as a militia or group of documentary vigils The Ghanaians came to identify such groups.
"The Commission considers the commentary on Ayawaso West Wuogon's documentary and violence badociation to be misleading and misrepresentative. However, as the multimedia group has released a replica of the government, we order that it publish our decision. "
This is only the latest in a series of recent incidents including by Joy Fm, who was forced to issue replies or apologize in several high profile cases where he made mistakes, as evidenced by the case of Dr. Adutwum, Deputy Minister of Education. .
For one of the largest stations in Ghana, their credibility is sinking into the sewers – and nothing shows that it will change soon.
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