Germany: Media regrets error in covering Tibet riots

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-24-2008 13:47

Germany's RTL News Television has expressed regret over a serious error it made in its coverage of recent riots in Lhasa, the capital city of China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

The television station admits on its website that it used an erroneous picture in a misleading context.The picture actually shows baton-wielding Nepalese police during clashes with protesters in Kathmandu.

The television station admits on its website that it used an erroneous picture in a misleading context. The picture actually shows baton-wielding Nepalese police during clashes with protesters in Kathmandu. But in the television news report -- the station claimed the officers were Chinese police.

The main RTL-TV news program has not been the only Western media outlet that has come under criticism for mis-stating facts or falsely reporting information relating to the recent unrest in Lhasa.

In addition, the German Bild newspaper and the Washington Post are among foreign media outlets that have been accused of distorting facts in their coverage of the riots in Lhasa.

Editor:Zhang Ning