The National Broadcasting Station has sanctioned three television stations for allegedly contributing to the escalation of the violence that greeted the #EndSARS protests across the country.
He said: “In line with the provisions of Section 5.6.9 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, which states that ‘the broadcaster shall be held liable for any breach of the Code emanation from the use of material from User Generated Sources’, the commission has, therefore, sanctioned Arise TV, Channels TV and AIT, in line with the provisions of the broadcasting Code.
“Monitoring reports available to the commission indicate that indeed at the early stages of the conflict, the broadcast industry largely gave a fair and balanced coverage to the issues. This trend became completely reversed when violence, wonton destruction and looting were added to the dimensions. “No doubt, these pictures stimulated anger and heightened the violence that was witnessed during the crisis.
“By picking unverified, unsubstantiated Social media sources and repeating the narratives, our broadcasters have shown crass lack of professionalism and a disposition to be escalators of conflict and more seriously a threat to Nigeria.”
Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)
I totally lost confidence in this nation . no freedom
Very sad no freedom of speech and freedom for journalist in this government So sad. EndSARS
They should be fined! How dare they report accurate news when we are in North Korea. Kim Jong-Un will be proud. EndSARS
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