Advice from Press Council
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The Press Council of Thailand (PCT) yesterday called on Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda to reconsider his professional role after the National Anti-Corruption Commission indicted him for irregularities over benefit sharing with MCOT.
Sorrayuth “should consider his position in the best interests of the integrity of the overall media institution as well as public faith in it”, the PCT said in its statement.
Also yesterday, the News Broadcasting Council of Thailand sent a letter to Prasarn Maleenont, acting managing director of Bangkok Entertainment Co, urging him to take action against Sorrayuth.
Bangkok Entertainment runs Channel 3 on which Sorrayuth hosts morning and evening news talk programmes.
The Broadcasting Council said in its letter to Prasarn that a professional broadcast journalist must not violate good ethics or do anything that affected the good reputation of journalists.
“So, we would like to consult you about measures and actions as the agency that ensures that journalists behave within the ethical framework,” the letter said.
