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President
goes to Press Complaints Commission The complaint lodged this week by her Media Director Eric Fernando states that the political column and a satire column by Ryp Van Winkle in the newspaper have infringed on Privacy clauses contained in the Code of Practice of The Editors Guild of Sri Lanka. According to the complaint communicated to The Sunday Times, the offending references are connected to President Kumaratunga's recent visit to Britain, which the newspaper's Political Editor and satirist have commented upon. The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is the implementing arm of the Code and functions under the Arbitration Laws of the country. President Kumaratunga's Media Director has asked that the matter be resolved by way of conciliation. The Sunday Times has stated that it supports the work of the PCC, and will be co-operating in the inquiry being conducted by the Commission. A fortnight ago, Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera's proposal to reinvigorate the defunct Government appointed Press Council was shot down by his Ministerial colleagues, and he withdrew his proposal thereafter. Mr. Samaraweera told the Cabinet that the self-regulatory PCC had not received any complaints since its inception and that there was therefore a need to reactivate the Press Council. However, CEO Ms. Manique Mendis told The Sunday Times a fortnight ago, that the Commission had received 180 communications since it started in October 2003, and 90 per cent of them were settled amicably by the parties. |
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