Pakistan’s electronic media regulator on
Wednesday issued a furious rebuke to 17 television channels after they
broadcast graphic images of the victims of a plane crash.
A Bhoja Air Boeing-737 came down and burst into
flames in fields near Islamabad on April 20 as it tried to land,
killing all 127 people on board—the Pakistani capital’s second major
crash in less than two years.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory
Authority (PEMRA) on Wednesday ordered the channels to explain
themselves over what it called “horrific and insane” coverage of the
disaster.
In a strongly worded statement, PEMRA said the channels broadcast “unedited live footage of blood, gore, dead and mutilated bodies amid a private plane crash.”
The regulator said it was considering legal action against the broadcasters, calling their approach “extremely unethical and irresponsible.”
In a strongly worded statement, PEMRA said the channels broadcast “unedited live footage of blood, gore, dead and mutilated bodies amid a private plane crash.”
The regulator said it was considering legal action against the broadcasters, calling their approach “extremely unethical and irresponsible.”
“There is no harm in taking edge over other
channels in dissemination of timely and accurate news but the quest
must not be to take lead in indecency or irregularity,” the statement
said. “It’s high time that the channels must realize their
responsibility and define the dos and don’ts.”
Source: http://newsweekpakistan.com
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