Moroccan press body files complaint against 2 French newspapers over ‘unethical coverage’ of recent earthquake
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – A Moroccan media watchdog has said that it filed a complaint against two French newspapers for their “unethical coverage” of a devastating earthquake that hit the kingdom earlier this month.
The Moroccan National Press Council (NPC) said it filed a complaint to the Press and Mediation Ethics Council in France, in which it urged appropriate action against Charlie Hebdo and Liberation for their “unethical coverage” and breach of ethical journalism standards during coverage to the catastrophe.
It said Charlie Hebdo published a caricature on September 15 that incited “a lack of solidarity and discouraging contributions to support the victims of the earthquake in Morocco.”
NPC also said Liberation featured a story of a female quake victim with a title: “Help us, we are dying in silence,” but after verification, NPC discovered the newspaper published content that contradicted her actual words.
The magnitude 7 earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people and injured thousands, according to official figures.
Morocco rejected most offers of aid from other countries but accepted help from Spain, the UK, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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