The National Media Commission (NMC) has ruled that Multimedia Group’s controversial documentary titled ‘Militia in the heart of the nation’ was misleading.
The Commission in a ruling said it found that the documentary goes against GJA’s code of ethics although the focus on group operating from the Castle was in the interest of the public.
“In the end, the Commission found out that the attempt to expose the fact that the group operated from the Castle was in the public interest. However, in the attempt, the investigation had not been consistent in following the ethical standards defined by the Ghana Journalists Association’s code of ethics, particularly guideline 23, which states that ‘a journalist ensures that photographs and multimedia content adequately reflect an event and do not highlight an incident out of context’,” the Commission stated in its report.
The Commission among other things said the use of some photos in the documentary were not properly related to the original focus of the story.
It noted that the association of the documentary to the violence that occurred during the recent Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was “misleading and a misrepresentation.”
“The commission finds the commentary on the documentary and the association with Ayawaso West Wuogon violence as misleading and a misrepresentation. However, because Multimedia Group published a rejoinder from the Government, we direct that it publishes this ruling.”
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