Esther Muza filed a complaint with the Media Complaints Committee (MCC) over a story published in The Mirror’s column “Hoth” carried on 18-24 September 2015 newspaper. Ms. Muza complains that the column on the cited date makes implicit reference to her even though she is not named in the column.
She is aggrieved as she feels her reputation has been damaged by allegations contained in the column. She is therefore requesting a retraction from the paper.
Status: Finalised
The Mirror in its response indicated that the newspaper also received several reports from other people claiming to be the person implicated in the article and therefore there was no proof that the complainant was the actual person referred to in the satirical piece.
The MCC acknowledged the argument raised by The Mirror, noting that it is a challenge to authoritatively draw conclusions about one’s identity based on a satirical article. The MCC therefore ruled that there was no breach of the code of conduct by The Mirror.
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