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Turkish broadcast watchdog RTÜK fines FOX TV and issues limited broadcast bans over COVID-19 coverage

15.04.2020

Date:
15.04.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Turkey
Alert types:
Censorship and regulation: Publication ban, take-down order or forced deletion, fine, administrative action

Radio and Television High Council (RTÜK) issued broadcast bans to Fox TV for three nights on prime time news over anchor Fatih Portakal’s critical comments while reporting state’s COVID-19 policies. Fox TV was also fined with a monetary bill to pay 3 % of its advertisement revenue.

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