The Gays And Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) v/s NewsDay

• The Gays And Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has filed a complaint over a story published in NewsDay of 16 April 2011- entitled Gays, lesbians angry with Mugabe. GALZ says headline was misleading and inciteful. The organisation says it was GALZ that responded in the article and not all gays.   

STATUS: FINALISED

? The matter was heard before the Media Complaints Committee and the committee ruled that NewsDay did not breach the code of conduct. The Media Complaints Committee in assessing the case resolved that headlines are cast from the body of the story and they can be a summary reflection of the whole story, without actually using exact words contained in the press statement.