Tbilisi.
The Council of Charter of Journalistic ethics responded fragment of "Rustavi
2” program "Another
Midnight”,
in which the presenters were talking about a plane crash near Donetsk, in
particular, leading Dimitry
Oboladze comment. "Charter
Board believes that emotion of
presenter might be understandable because of tragedy, but unacceptable in a
similar form to express it on TV. Council evaluates leader’s speech
as hate speech, xenophobic, and explains that by such statements broadcaster violates the law on
broadcasting and broadcasters’
code of conduct and
internationally recognized professional standards as well”, said in the organization
web-site.
Source:
qartia.org.ge