STATEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ON FIJI TV

13/06/2012

The following statement was issued by the Attorney-General & Minister for Communications:

Following a request to meet by the Chairman of Fiji TV Limited, Isoa Koloumaira, the Attorney-General & Minister for Communications met with the Chairman on 25 May 2012.

At this meeting, the Attorney-General emphasised that as far as news reporting was concerned, Fiji TV, like all other media organisations, needed to adhere to the Media Code of Ethics and Practice and be balanced and fair, not just in form but in substance.