Samaa warned for airing suicide scenes
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 10 August 2017
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PEMRA issued a warning to Samaa TV for showing suicide scenes in its program Emergency Ward. The content was deemed offensive and violated regulations.Summary
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued a warning to Samaa TV Thursday after it aired suicide scenes in one of its programs.
The channel showed the objectionable content in the program Emergency Ward on August 2, a PEMRA release said.
The regulator said such content violated several PEMRA clauses and the electronic media code of conduct. The content, it said was “highly offensive and hurts sentiments of viewers.”
PEMRA told the channel to be careful and vigilant in the selection of content and directed activating its in-house committee to monitor content.
Key Points
- Samaa TV aired objectionable content on August 2.
- PEMRA cited violations of several clauses and media standards.
- The channel was urged to improve content selection procedures.
- PEMRA directed Samaa TV to activate its in-house monitoring committee.
- The aired content hurt viewer sentiments significantly.
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