MPASA backs ABC regarding Media24
The Magazine Publishers Association of South Africa (MPASA) today, Friday, 15 February 2008, issued a statement saying that it fully supports the further findings of the ABC and its recommendations regarding irregularities on other Media24 titles, and that it is committed working with MPASA members to ensure that they understand their responsibilities with regard to the correct auditing of their titles and internal workings within the ABC.
MPASA will further emphasise to its members their responsibility to query any rule with the ABC, should they experience confusion or ambiguity.
Continued the statement, “The MPASA stands by the need for complete transparency in reporting and compliance with the rules and Code of Conduct of the ABC. Members need to take responsibility for understanding these rules. The MPASA encourages members to access ABC training workshops as required, retain auditors who understand ABC rules, and seek guidance from these auditors.
“The MPASA Board notes that the ABC found that Media24 was involved in fraudulent activities with relation to the titles that were suspended in October 2007, and that the circulations were deliberately manipulated. The Board reiterates its condemnation of this in the strongest possible terms.”
The ABC findings were discussed at a meeting of the MPASA board on Tuesday 12 February 2008.
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