Media urged to be ‘Balance and restraint’ while reporting on Rodney’s case

 

Georgetown:  The media both print and electronic, were urged to bear in mind the importance of operating with a sense of “balance and restraint” during the ongoing hearings of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) that was ordered by President Donald Ramotar into the death of brilliant historian/politician, Dr. Walter Rodney. At the opening session of the COI in the Supreme Court Law Library on Monday, Commissioner of the COI, Sir Richard Cheltenham, observed that the media have an important role to play but there is always the danger in a COI that evidence may be distorted or exaggerated.

Consequently, reputations may be damaged and/or destroyed, he said. “This is a public inquiry and we consider it important that the public should be involved as much as possible in the work of the Commission. In that regard, the Media, both print and electronic, have an important role to play. We welcome their participation and look forward to their support.

“Thus far, their coverage of our activities has been beyond criticism and we look forward to the media continuing to conduct themselves in an exemplary manner,” Sir Cheltenham said.