11-20-2007, 12:40 AM
New government guidelines on news reporting may lead to a lifting of the current ban on political reporting, Minister of Information Afu'alo Matoto told Tongan journalists on Friday. He said that the ban is in place because the government felt that the Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) was presenting unbalanced news and was concerned with the quality of reporting. Matoto believes that the new guidelines will be helpful for reporters in the long run, though some, like TBC news editor Nanise Fifita, have expressed their doubts. The guidelines are still being drafted, and their scope has not yet been determined.
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