Were asked to remove personal attacks on TV2 reporter – Dagbladet.no

In today at half past nine should its anticipated appeal is being considered in the Press Advisory Committee.

Dagbladet could last Wednesday to tell that Anders Cappelen came with briny person characteristics of female TV2 reporters PFU complaint he drafted on behalf of the header surgeon Per Kristian Eide.

“President. Detective-inspired “

Named television reporters were partly described this way:” Just 25 years, ” President. Detective-inspired, “” Blonde, unfolded hair, “” Tight sweater. ” This triggered again strong reactions from prominent commentators.

The article made it clear that Cappelen had to restate the complaint, which was submitted in December 2013, because it its 1,800 pages were too extensive.

A new, shorter and edited complaint document was delivered last spring.

Dagbladet can now reveal that the scope of the media have described as “monster complaint” was only one of several reasons why the massive complaint was asked restated.

In a note prepared by the Norwegian Press Association states that the very strong person attacks was a reason why Cappelen was requested to edit complaint.

Called in to meet

There’s Press Association’s secretariat which administers Norwegian press ethics even judge arrangement, Press Council.

I do not want to comment on this matter until PFU treatment, but I can confirm that there were a number of factors that lay behind our message to Cappelen that he should edit the and shorten the PFU complaint. It is also not unusual that complainants expressed frustration when they complain of Norwegian media, says Kjersti Løken Stavrum, Secretary General of the Norwegian Press Association, told Dagbladet.

Dagbladet is aware that the Press Association in February 2014 organized a meeting of the Parties to the festering conflict.

There participated including neurosurgeon Per Kristian Eide, Anders Cappelen and TV2′s lawyer and editor.

The meeting, which was chaired by Kjersti Løken Stavrum, was intended as a discussion and guidance to the two parties.

Dagbladet know the parties at the meeting, read out points from a note. Among other things, pointed out that the complaint was between 250 and 500 times greater than that of PFU complaint usually is.

“Needless smeared”

The complaint must also have been described as unnecessary smeared and that it emerged that there had been an end in itself make the complaint extensive.

According to the note it was refert from the meeting will also appeal have been designed so that it did not provide a sufficient basis for treatment in PFU.

It was also pointed out that the complaint document contained a number of pictures and references that did not go directly to complain content. The document was also repetitive.

– There is no coverage in PFUs bylaws to require that PFU complaints must be written in a certain way. The changes to the first version of the 52 complaints on TV 2 was primarily done because I knew that they would get better. An irresponsible button deadline meant that I was unable to edit the first version as desired, says Anders Cappelen Dagbladet.

“Personal attacks”

In the current meeting, it was also pointed out that the complaint document contained several rhetorical personal attacks which is not directly concerned the defendant breach of good press conduct.

Among other things, having been shown to a specific example where a named TV2 reporter had to endure that she identified as the most unethical and irresponsible journalist in the Norwegian press in recent time, and that she has taken over this dubious role from another named newspaper reporter.

– It is unacceptable of onion Stavrum to increasingly express themselves negatively in public about my PFU complaints on TV 2 before PFU has spoken. Her role is to be an impartial and independent head of the secretariat coordinator complaints. PFU Secretariat shall safeguard complainants, not criticize and hang them out in the public sphere, says Anders Cappelen.

Kjersti Løken Stavrum told Dagbladet that the secretariat clearly separates the complaint alignment and substance of the complaint.

– In this case it is solely dr. Eide and his cause that is important in our assessment of publication, says Loken Stavrum, which shows that this has been pointed out before.

Cappelen denies that the 52 complaints were written to be large.
– The claim involves an unreasonable suspicion of me. What motive would I have to make them unnecessarily large? Anyone who knows PFU system knows that the stupidest thing one does is to write long complaints, says Anders Cappelen Dagbladet.

Cappelen will the meeting have been given a deadline of two weeks to rework the complaint. It was later expanded.

Closed doors

The first document, which contained 52 complaints were also sent to the Norwegian Board of Health, which has given Dagbladet access to the document. Norwegian Press Association and the two parties will not publish the documents.

Complaint processing shall be held in camera.

– At the meeting Dagbladet refers to said Kjersti Løken Stavrum also that an alternative was that she as Secretary General of the Norwegian Press Association used the right of initiative and appealed to TV2 for the 70 reportages. When I subsequently picked up that ball, she said that it was best that I made an attempt to edit complaints about. When I saw delivered the final version, this accepted. I do not recall that it came some criticism that the complaints were still for long, says Anders Cappelen.

A full day is set aside for the complaints procedure.

In the respondent cases investigated TV2 on top surgeon Per Kristian Eide through her brain research at the National Hospital had exposed patients to danger and inflicted lasting damage.

Most of the complaint points refers to the Code of Ethics provisions on simultaneous refutation, sources and control of information.

The impugned cases were published in the period from 6 December 2012 to 24 October 2013.

Defender reporters

TV 2 rejects the channel has acted wrong.

– Reporters in TV 2 that have dealt with this matter is very professional and conscientious journalists. TV 2 has made a good and important piece of journalism on this issue, and we believe has not violated the Ethical Code. Beyond that I do not want to comment on some of the content of the complaint. Now we look forward to processing in PFU on Monday, the news editor Niklas Lysvåg TV 2 previously stated Dagbladet.