Opposition access to state media challenging without enforceable conduct code – Roopnaraine

Rupert Roopnaraine

Without the legal frameworks to measure and sanction infractions such as bias, access to state media remains problematic, according to APNU+AFC member Dr Rupert Roopnaraine.

Roopnaraine told Stabroek News that while the opposition coalition applauds the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) media code of conduct that is intended to ensure the media employs an unbiased framework in election coverage, the follow through by the state media is a moral