Written by Matthias Daffah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The Press Union of Liberia has issued a statement condemning the Thursday August 5th publication of the New Democrat Newspaper.
The condemnation followed the publication of a naked picture of the British supermodel Naomi Campbell on the front page of the paper.
The Union described the publication as distasteful and a betrayal of the public’s trust.
Article Eleven of the PUL’s code of conduct states that: photographs should give an accurate picture of an event and not highlight an event out of context.
In the case of the New Democrat publication, the PUL believes Naomi Campbell’s picture was a contradiction of the story and therefore misleading.
Meanwhile, the Publisher of the New Democrat Newspaper Tom Kamara has admitted that the publication was what he calls an error of judgment.
Mr. Kamara and editors who faced the PUL’s Grievance and Ethics committee Thursday, apologized to the public and promised to do an erratum.
