Notice served on Channel 24 for airing audio of screaming passengers
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 8 December 2016
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PEMRA issued a notice to Channel 24 for airing an audio clip of passengers screaming before flight PK661 crashed. The channel must clarify the audio's origin and how it was obtained before December 15.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Electronic media watchdog PEMRA has served a show cause notice on Channel 24 for airing an audio clip purportedly of passengers screaming on board PIA flight PK661 minutes before it crashed Wednesday near Abbottabad.
PEMRA said it had received complaints from viewers over the channel’s callousness in airing the audio and demanded action.
The channel is required to furnish proof the audio clip was from the passenger cabin of the ill-fated plane.
PEMRA said if at all the audio was from the same plane, the channel must explain who recorded it and how it obtained the recording.
The channel has been given until December 15 to respond to the notice and explain why its license not be cancelled or a fine of Rs1 million imposed.
Key Points
- PEMRA serves notice on Channel 24
- Audio clip aired before PIA flight PK661 crash
- Viewers complained about the broadcast
- Channel must prove audio was from the plane
- Response required by December 15
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