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Turkey’s Supreme Council of Radio and Television restricts broadcasting on ‘breaking news’

Turkey’s Supreme Council of Radio and Television (RTÜK) has given a ‘note’ to the managements of television stations outlining certain rules and practices to follow when broadcasting about ‘emergency incidents’ taking place while the country is still run under state of emergency.

Executives of TV channels were warned about their ways of broadcasting ‘breaking news’ especially with regards to ‘incidents threatening national security,’ such as terror attacks.

According to the note, TV stations will not be allowed to broadcast any footage or information about the location of the emergency both during and immediately after the incident, people affected during the incident, as well as, any witnesses talking about the incident, aside from the information released by relevant officials and officials ‘assigned duty by the Prime Minister to report on the incident or to issue a broadcast ban.’

Broadcasting an emergency incident under a ‘breaking’ caption for hours or days is also prohibited and reporters and anchors are asked to stay away from making statements or comments that could be considered as ‘exaggeration or agitation.’

Furthermore, names of any possible perpetrators of an attack – terrorist organizations or suspected individuals/groups – will not be mentioned.

Attacks or emergency incidents taking place in big cities of Turkey that are considered as ‘brand named cities,’ such as İstanbul, İzmir, and Antalya, will have even further restrictions.

Source: http://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/ohal-de-son-dakika-haber-gecmek-yasaklandi-145360.html



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