JANUARY – MAY 2012
Mr Taurai Demo filed a complaint with the VMCZ over an article entitled, “Soldier commits suicide over a wife’s infidelity which appeared in the Chronicle of 21 January 2012.Demo alleges that the story is false as he never had any extra marital affair with Mr Chitsiko’s wife.
Demo wants the Chronicle to publish an apology as the story is completely false.
STATUS: PENDING
The committee reviewed the matter and the complainant agreed to engage the editor of the Chronicle, Mr Innocent Gore, over the story. The complainant after engaging with Mr Gore indicated to the Media Complaints Committee (MCC) that he was not happy with the position the paper gave him over the story and indicated that he wanted the MCC to proceed with adjudication of the matter. The MCC will adjudicate on the matter in due course.
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