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Dear Madam or Sir,I am writing to formally complain about Kevin McKenzie totally unprofessional portrayal of Michael Jackson on ITV during the This morning programme aired on the 9th November 2010 at 10:30. Kevin McKenzie's comments on Michael Jackson were inaccurate, biased, cruel, and breached numerous sections of the OFCOM Broadcast Code. Section 2.2 of the code demands that, "Factual programmes or items or portrayals of factual matters must not materially mislead the audience.” MacKenzie's comments were clearly misleading. He ignored the facts and evidence presented at Jackson's trial and dismissed the verdict. He also ignored the children's firsthand accounts of their lives with Jackson in order to portray them instead as having been 'corrupted' and said that they were potential victims of 'abuse'.Section 2.3 of the code demands that, "Broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context." MacKenzie's comments were patently not justified by the context. In a discussion about an interview between Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jackson's children, MacKenzie irrelevantly raised the subject of Jackson's trial and proceeded to dismiss the verdict, insinuating that Jackson was a child molester.Section 7.1 of the code demands that, "Broadcasters must avoid unjust or unfair treatment of individuals or organisations in programmes." This section of the code is constantly flouted when dealing with Michael Jackson. Does calling somebody a child abuser when they've been acquitted in a court of law constitute treating somebody unjustly or unfairly? Section 7.9 of the code demands that, "Before broadcasting a factual programme, including programmes examining past events, broadcasters should take reasonable care to satisfy themselves that material facts have not been presented, disregarded or omitted in a way that is unfair to an individual or organisation." Material facts were clearly omitted and disregarded during Kelvin MacKenzie's unprovoked diatribe against Jackson. He ignored the facts, evidence and verdict in Jackson's trial and accused the star of being a child molester. The host did not point out Jackson's acquittal, either. MacKenzie also ignored the children's comments about their upbringing and proceeded to portray Jackson as the exact opposite of what they claimed.Section 7.11 of the code demands that, "If a programme alleges wrongdoing or incompetence or makes other significant allegations, those concerned should normally be given an appropriate and timely opportunity to respond." Clearly, Jackson could not respond to Kelvin Mackenzie's inaccurate allegations, but no representative of Jackson's family or estate was invited to appear on the show or to offer a rebuttal in the aftermath.This is totally unacceptable and I am seeking formal actions from ITV and OFCOM on this matter. Propagating lies is not what I understand the media to be about and ITV needs to take some steps in formally apologizing about this totally inaccurate portrayal of Michael Jackson; at least equal airing time should be spent on the apologies as initially given to Kelvin McKenzie to vent his inaccurate allegations. I would appreciate to be kept informed of the status of this complaint.Yours Sincerelyxxxxxxxxxxx (Your name & Country)Michael Jackson Army of L.O.V.E
WOW!DID YOU WRITE THIS SOUZA?
Quote from: "Tumic Shason"WOW!DID YOU WRITE THIS SOUZA?No, please read the thread and the other thread I posted. TheRunningGirl wrote the letter and used Charles Thomson´s blog about the codes.
Guys, Friday! Not yet! We need to bomb them at once or they think one person made several accounts.I see I forgot to mention that, I edited the post.
Quote from: "~Souza~"Guys, Friday! Not yet! We need to bomb them at once or they think one person made several accounts.I see I forgot to mention that, I edited the post.Okay!I got an email a few minutes ago after sending them - maybe we should send one of the mails on Friday to Caroline instead of Damian?I am out of the office and on Annual Leave until Monday 29th November.If you query is urgent please contact my colleague Caroline Sims (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login / 0207 981 3561).Otherwise, I will get back to you on my return.Many thanks,Damian
