MPASA backs ABC regarding Media24

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.