₦airaland Forum

wirinet:
Why is the NGE not raising the alleged infractions against AIT/Raypower. The NGE is openly showing their bias by not even looking at the allegations. The should act as an arbiter and not as a party to the conflict.

Wow! Journalists defending the rights of other journalists to exercise their constitutional rights?
What next? The Nigeria Labour Congress would start defending the labour rights of Nigerian workers?
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9jaRealist:
There’s nothing “unprofessional” about news media having a political bias...
Why do Nigerians keep repeating the same misnomer? Scores of UK and US media have partisan political biases.

Meanwhile, there’s CIVIL legal recourse and remedy for libel or slander. It is certainly not within the purview of the NBC.
Mr. Tinubu and the President’s ADC are citizens like the rest of us, not entitled to any greater deference or recourse than the law provides.
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The subject matter is Nigeria's broadcasting code. Did AIT violate it or not? Should the broadcast code be expunged from our statutes. If you don't want it, petition your house member to raise the motion to repeal the law on the floor.

wirinet:
You are comparing oranges with apples. Sanusi is some sort of social crusader, he has been complaining about the high poverty and illiteracy rates in the north for decades. His target is the northern political elites and not interested in bringing down his people.

Moneyline and Nancy on the other hand is a business programme directed at all Nigerians, the statement " Nigerian Poverty wears the northern cap and northerners deserved "worst for voting PMB. " is a political statement done in bad taste, that is irrelevant to a business programme. She is mocking Northerners and Northern electorates in general for voting in Buhari. That is unprofessional.

Business does not operate (or exist) in a vacuum...
Doing business in a poor location is different from doing it elsewhere, and neither can business be divorced from social issues.

We truly have to start telling ourselves (or each other) the unvarnished truth...
Not least because it is said that the first step towards a solution is admitting the problem. Burying our heads is a recipe for disaster.
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9jaRealist:
Business does not operate (or exist) in a vacuum...
Doing business in a poor location is different from doing it elsewhere, and neither can business be divorced from social issues.

We truly have to start telling ourselves (or each other) the unvarnished truth...
Not least because it is said that the first step towards a solution is admitting the problem. Burying our heads is a recipe for disaster.
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Please explain how "northerners deserved "worst for voting PMB" helps the business or social environment?

wirinet:
The subject matter is Nigeria's broadcasting code. Did AIT violate it or not? Should the broadcast code be expunged from our statutes. If you don't want it, petition your house member to raise the motion to repeal the law on the floor.

The broadcast code is SUBORDINATE to the Nigerian Constitution...
The Constitution GUARANTEES the freedom of opinion and the right to own/establish a medium to freely express such opinion (Ch. 4, s.39).
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wirinet:
Please explain how "northerners deserved "worst for voting PMB" helps the business or social environment?

Let’s not conflate issues, because that would be her personal opinion (not mine)...
But you are wrong to contend that business and politics or social issues are mutually exclusive.

While you have to ask Nancy to explain herself, my guess nonetheless would be that the logical thought is that if a population is satisfied with the political status quo, any significant change in its socio-economic conditions would be highly unlikely to follow. Just a guess though!
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Abeg those comparing AIT with CNN should stop. However the American government chooses to run their government is up to them. Maybe their laws give them the freedom to do whatever they want to do. But this Nigeria, we have our own rules. So as long as you are in Nigeria we must abide by the rules, if you feel they don't favour you, there are other countries to migrate to.

mrbock:
So reading off people's comments on social media is unprofessional?

Yes bro, it is!

OGHENAOGIE:
oga channels is not pro any party unless u are deluded

It's arguable

But I know what I'm saying based on topics I can't discuss openly

Darnyelx:
Abeg those comparing AIT with CNN should stop. However the American government chooses to run their government is up to them. Maybe their laws give them the freedom to do whatever they want to do. But this Nigeria, we have our own rules. So as long as you are in Nigeria we must abide by the rules, if you feel they don't favour you, there are other countries to migrate to.

What rule

speak to specifics

ericsmith:
Lets learn, it quiet irritating when people talk without prior knowledge.
"In a case whose title sums up the hostile relations between the Trump administration and the media – Cable News Network"
search n readup the law suite between trump vs cnn/acosta ... cnn is still standing becos they are yet to violate codes & conduct of broadcast.
Ait saw these coming, even the public were aware of the several warnings nbc served daar communication ... moreover the nbc sanction letter has no iota of biase or witch hunt, they are free to go to court

You are so confident in your ignorance sha

9jaRealist:
With all due respect, your post shows little or no knowledge of what actually transpired in the Jim Acosta episode and case...

First, the Acosta case involves a totally different subject matter than that being discussed here. It is a case of revoking one journalist’s press pass (on the shaky grounds that no guest has an automatic right of access to the White House), not trying to revoke the license of a network. Furthermore, in the US, broadcast license are granted merely for the purpose of regulating broadcast spectrum (so that they do not interfere with each other), and not to regulate content.

For the avoidance of any doubt, the US’s Federal Communications Commission (the US equivalent of our NBC) does NOT regulate the content of things broadcast over the airwaves. In fact, the US Communications Act specifically provides (in Section 326) that “Nothing in this Act should be understood or construed to give the Commission the power of censorship...and no regulation or condition shall be fixed which shall interfere with the right of free speech...
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you could have let him embarrass himself more sha

iammo:
Are southeasterners not battling poverty, how many northerner had openly trolled igbo people for their many societal ills? Cos last time i checked ebonyi is rated among Nigerias poorest states competing with war ravaged northeast

Utter rubbish!!!!

The richest state in the North has more poverty index and less per income index among her populace compared to the Ebonyi Stete.

You have never visited east let alone Ebonyi to draw your misinformed opinion.

mrbock:
It's arguable

But I know what I'm saying based on topics I can't discuss openly

leave sentiment asides channels de do balanced journalism unlike others...AIT partisanship is too obvious...

What's this argument all about sef, of these 3 stations AIT, Channels and TVC, Channels is the most balanced in reporting news, AIT is pro PDP and TVC is pro APC but you never would see or hear inciting comments on the other two except for AIT and that is against the code of broadcasting in Nigeria.
AIT has been warned several times but it still goes on with it.
Many people would've noticed on some other local stations that the presenter usually stop a guest whenever they want to veer off a topic or start some unnecessary name calling but AIT never cautions its guests and I believe the station deserves what it got finally.

9jaRealist:
With all due respect, your post shows little or no knowledge of what actually transpired in the Jim Acosta episode and case...

First, the Acosta case involves a totally different subject matter than that being discussed here. It is a case of revoking one journalist’s press pass (on the shaky grounds that no guest has an automatic right of access to the White House), not trying to revoke the license of a network. Furthermore, in the US, broadcast license are granted merely for the purpose of regulating broadcast spectrum (so that they do not interfere with each other), and not to regulate content.

For the avoidance of any doubt, the US’s Federal Communications Commission (the US equivalent of our NBC) does NOT regulate the content of things broadcast over the airwaves. In fact, the US Communications Act specifically provides (in Section 326) that “Nothing in this Act should be understood or construed to give the Commission the power of censorship...and no regulation or condition shall be fixed which shall interfere with the right of free speech...
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i don't mind been wrong buh unfortunately i am not, first & foremost a broadcasting corporation is not a seperate entity from its employee/reporter/correspondents.
In us broadcast content are not regulated like you rightly stipulated, cnn/acosta & kaakaki of ait offence are the same ...there exhibitions can cause disaffection or embrass an individual, it can incite rage or panic which violates section 5.6.2 of nbc codes but CNN operate under a liberal code, how we live here might be a taboo elsewhere
section 5.6.3 justifies nbc sanction on daar communication , broadcasters are liable for content publicized on there platform, so?
moreover NBc have been on these case with AIT since 2017, given subsequent warnings every facts on ground proved AIT breached code of conduct ..so?

mrbock:
You are so confident in your ignorance sha

ignorance that AIT is right or above the code of conduct that binds its mode of broadcast .... you know so much but made no point

ericsmith:
ignorance that AIT is right or above the code of conduct that binds its mode of broadcast .... you know so much but made no point

baba take several seats

Go and read us on the Jim Acosta VS white house issue

Yyeske:
What's this argument all about sef, of these 3 stations AIT, Channels and TVC, Channels is the most balanced in reporting news, AIT is pro PDP and TVC is pro APC but you never would see or hear inciting comments on the other two except for AIT and that is against the code of broadcasting in Nigeria.
AIT has been warned several times but it still goes on with it.
Many people would've noticed on some other local stations that the presenter usually stop a guest whenever they want to veer off a topic or start some unnecessary name calling but AIT never cautions its guests and I believe the station deserves what it got finally.

What inciting sentiments were made on AIT

please speak to specifics

OGHENAOGIE:
leave sentiment asides channels de do balanced journalism unlike others...AIT partisanship is too obvious...

Did I dispute the partisan nature of AIT reporting?

Sentiments?? Is dokpesi my father or what

Channels is Pro APC. but they try to be neutral

RoyalUc:
Yes bro, it is!

It's not

what's the difference between those and shows that encourage people to call in?

Most political shows on Radio and TV lambasted Buhari left right and centre

Why single AIT out

on a couple of occasions on live broadcast that I've watched

the journalist caution the guest when things get heated


The opinions of people are not that of the station.

I'll only have an issue if the journalist themselves engage in such speech.

That's the line

So because NBC doesn't want descenting opinion, they should gag them

if there wasn't unrest, would those comments come up


Buhari and the APC should focus on bigger issues

mrbock:
Did I dispute the partisan nature of AIT reporting?

Sentiments?? Is dokpesi my father or what

Channels is Pro APC. but they try to be neutral

sharap there before I tear u hot slap...channels is not TVC that pushes apc agenda sometimes...

mrbock:
Did I dispute the partisan nature of AIT reporting?

Sentiments?? Is dokpesi my father or what

Channels is Pro APC. but they try to be neutral

duroc:

seen