By Kemo Cham
APA-Freetown (Sierra Leone) Sierra Leone’s Independent Media
Commission (IMC) has warned media houses against publishing or airing unethical
political advertisements that seeks to promote hate speech.
IMC chairman
Alieu Kanu said the Commission is ready to drag to court any media house which
fails to abide by its codes of ethics.
The warning,
which was made Thursday, comes as the Commission intensified its campaign to
have the media toe the line of professionalism, especially in light of the
ongoing electioneering process.
Media
watchers are concerned about the wording of contents to avoid inciting
violence. There are also concerns about how journalists source their news. Some
are on record relying on social media, where many stories are without facts.