Media Council bans porn on street
Dec 07, 2006
THE Media Council has banned the sale of newspapers with pornographic content in public places.
By Cyprian Musoke
THE Media Council has banned the sale of newspapers with pornographic content in public places.
It ordered that such newspapers be sold only from exclusive stores and not to persons under 18. It said the order was intended to regulate the conduct and promote ethical standards and discipline of journalists, editors and publisher in accordance to the Press and Journalists Act of 1995. Council chief Fr. John Mary Waliggo said in a statement late last evening, “The Media Council has today the 7th of December 2006 suspended the selling of newspapers with pornographic content in public places.â€
The council, however, did not name the offending publications.
But it defined pornography as “any information or publication or graphic or picture or photograph or literature which depicts an unclothed or underclothed sexually arousing parts of the human body or depicts and describes or narrates sexual intercourse or any behaviour, related to sexual stimulation or describes activities in a manner tending to stimulate erotic feelings.â€
The statement was copied to Police chief Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, the minister of information and national guidance Ali Kirunda Kivejinja and the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr. Nsaba Buturo.
THE Media Council has banned the sale of newspapers with pornographic content in public places.
It ordered that such newspapers be sold only from exclusive stores and not to persons under 18. It said the order was intended to regulate the conduct and promote ethical standards and discipline of journalists, editors and publisher in accordance to the Press and Journalists Act of 1995. Council chief Fr. John Mary Waliggo said in a statement late last evening, “The Media Council has today the 7th of December 2006 suspended the selling of newspapers with pornographic content in public places.â€
The council, however, did not name the offending publications.
But it defined pornography as “any information or publication or graphic or picture or photograph or literature which depicts an unclothed or underclothed sexually arousing parts of the human body or depicts and describes or narrates sexual intercourse or any behaviour, related to sexual stimulation or describes activities in a manner tending to stimulate erotic feelings.â€
The statement was copied to Police chief Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, the minister of information and national guidance Ali Kirunda Kivejinja and the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Dr. Nsaba Buturo.