Sierra Leone: Deputy Information Minister Concerns About Unprofessional Reporting On Kabala Killings

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications has raised concerns over the manner in which media outlets reported the riotous incident in the northern district town of Kabala, claiming that most media institutions, including the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation SLBC, the Africa Young Voices Television, AYV and many other newspapers used photos and footages from social media without proper verifications.

While addressing journalists at the ministry's conference hall in Freetown, Cornelius Deveaux said the Independent Media Commission (IMC) responsible for the regulation of media institutions has raised the issue with the ministry, adding that such unprofessional conduct has the potential to misinform the public about the actual issues on ground.

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