The Media Complaints Committee received a complaint from the Masvingo Drama Circle Management against The Zimbabwean over an article headed “ZANU supporters take over theatre” published by the paper on 7 January 2014.
The Masvingo Drama Circle Management is aggrieved because it alleges the story carried by the newspaper was based on interviews that never existed between the reporter and any of their employees.
The Masvingo Drama Circle Management therefore feels that the article is meant to “damage its standing” in the community and politically.
STATUS: FINALISED
The Masvingo Drama Circle Management and Masvingo Mirror appeared before the Media Complaints Committee. The Masvingo Drama Circle Management presented its case to the committee and requested for an apology and retraction from The Mirror.
The Media Complaints Committee in its judgment found that:
*The Mirror’s headline was inappropriate and did not reflect the story published as there was no evidence of sex orgies in the story.
*The Mirror misrepresented that the Masvingo Drama Circle chairperson, Mr. Masarira was a bar chairperson when he was not.
*The Media Complaints Committee ruled that the mirror must publish an apology and a retraction on the story in its next edition.
Compliance: The Mirror subsequently carried a retraction and an apology on the matter in its edition of 28 March, 2014
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