SA Zionist Federation vs The Star and the Cape Argus |
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| Posted by Khanyi Mndaweni on Oct 22 2008 at 11:42 AM |
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Argus played by the rules
Addendum to ruling on SA Zionist Federation vs The Star and the Cape Argus
Since the ruling on the complaint by the SA Zionist Federation against The Star and the Cape Argus, the Argus has brought it to our attention that it carried captions that were different from those of The Star:
On Jenin:
AFTERMATH: An Israeli tank is positioned in the rubble of Jenin refugee camp, scene of bloody carnage in 2002 Picture: REUTERS
On Tyre:
TOMB: The search begins at a building reduced to rubble in an Israeli missile attack on Tyre, Lebanon, in 2006 Picture: AP
On Sabra and Shatila
KILLING FIELD: The scene at Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, after the 1982 massacre. The writer argues that because Israel was not called to account for killings, it simply ‘continued on its bloody path’ Picture: REUTERS
The original finding of the Press Ombudsman was that the two newspapers had to apologise for inaccurately describing the events at Jenin as a massacre. The ruling is now amended because I find that only The Star described Jenin as a massacre.
The Argus was not in breach any of the provisions of the Press Code.
For the full ruling click on the Documents tag on this website and then on the Rulings.
Joe Thloloe
October 22, 2008
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