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PAS Explained Why Prime TV Was Denied Access to Party Congress

12 September 2017
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The Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) representatives forbade Prime TV crew to cover the work of the party’s second congress, explaining that the channel was one of “manipulation tools” instead of being “proper media.” Moreover, PAS denied all journalists of the GMG media holding (Prime and Publika TV) access to its events because Publika TV’s editorial office did not refute fake images that appeared in a program on 27 July this year and did not issue an apology.

Sunday, 10 September, Prime TV crew was banned from the hall where PAS’s second congress took place. The channel reported that Igor Grosu, the party’s Secretary General, justified the decision by not having trust in Prime TV journalists.

Inquired by Media Azi, Cristina Bujor, PAS spokesperson confirmed that the political formation made a decision that all GMG journalists would not have access to the party’s events as long as Publika TV (which is part of the same media holding) did not openly apologize for showing, in its program of 27 July, fake images from a press conference of PAS.
“These organizations do not behave like proper media agencies; they violate the Broadcasting Code and misrepresent everything they can. In our opinion, they are mere manipulation tools. We will not accept them at our events until they belie their reports and issue an apology,” Cristina Bujor declared.
It should be noted that, after Publika TV on 27 July broadcasted a story which featured fake pictures of PAS, Cristian Tabara, author of the Fabrika program, acknowledged at the end of the program that the pictures were a hoax, claiming he had been “misled” by a satirical site.

Media NGOs expressed their concern in connection with these interdictions. In a statement made Monday, 11 September, they called on political parties to show more openness towards the press. At the same time, the statement signatories encouraged journalists to observe the Code of Professional Ethics and allow no aberrations in covering certain sensitive subjects, such as politics.