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- the Commission of Complaints of Radiodifusión de SA has received 46 complaints, after a scandal over the conduct of an eNCA journalist.
- Senior journalist Lindsay Dentlinger was branded a racist after she was accused of allowing white politicians to wear no masks during interviews, but not black politicians.
- Only 11 of the complaints met the commission’s criteria.
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has received 46 complaints, following the furore involving eNCA journalist Lindsay Dentlinger, who was accused of being a racist.
However, only 11 of the complaints met the necessary criteria, BCCSA registrar Shouneez Martin told News24 on Wednesday.
The BCCSA, which is an independent court established by the National Association of Broadcasters in 1993, could not comment further on the matter.
Dentlinger sparked outrage and was accused of being a racist after clips of her interviews surfaced during the budget speech.
He spoke to FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald when he was not wearing a mask and when he addressed UDM vice president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, he asked him to keep the mask on, News24 previously reported.
Additionally, a montage was shared on social media that featured Dentlinger interviewing the leader of District Attorney John Steenhuisen when he was not wearing a mask and an interview he had with IFP’s Mkhuleko Hlengwa advising him to keep the mask on.
In a separate incident, she can be seen asking politician Bongani Bongo to keep the mask on in accordance with Covid-19 protocols.
Dentlinger said recordings of the montage, which went viral on social media, were made between October 2020 and last week, at different locations, News24 previously reported.
At the request of @ johnbailey71, Redaction boss @NCA, The general @BantuHolomisa And I’ll meet Mr. John Bailey and @NCA MD, Mr. Norman Munzhelele at 12:00 today in our offices in Parliament to discuss the mask incident and the transformation in the media industry.
– Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, MP (@N_Kwankwa) March 3, 2021
The eNCA journalist refuted the accusations of racism, but acknowledged the outrage and apologized.
READ | ‘I fully acknowledge the outrage’: eNCA journalist apologizes for ‘lack of respect’ after allegations of racism
“I fully acknowledge the outrage and apologize for the disrespect it has caused to people who don’t deserve to be dragged into this,” he said.
The channel also came out in defense of its reporter, saying that his “alleged behavior inconsistent” with Covid-19 protocols during a live interview “was not racially motivated or with malicious intent.”
“eNCA understands how an excerpt from Dentlinger’s coverage could have created room for conjecture from the general public. However, eNCA management, after meeting with Dentlinger to discuss the matter, concluded that his conduct was not motivated by racial motives or malicious intent, “the channel said. in a sentence.
READ ALSO | eNCA says the fact that Lindsay Dentlinger did not ask the interviewee to wear a mask was not racist
Bantu Holomisa and UDM’s Kwankwa were expected to meet with the channel’s managing editor, John Bailey, and Dr. Norman Munzhelele on Wednesday.
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