TV Show 'Horizonte' Accused of Breaking Journalism Rules
A Spanish TV show called 'Horizonte' is in trouble.
A group called the FAPE checks if TV shows follow good rules. This group has a code of rules for journalists.
The FAPE says 'Horizonte' broke this code.
The problem started with words from Carmen Porter. She works on the show 'Horizonte', which is on the channel Cuatro.
Carmen Porter talked about people from Tangier. Tangier is a city in Morocco.
She said it is a tradition in Tangier for people to pee in bottles.
A special group inside the FAPE looked at her words. This group is called the Comisión de DeontologÃa. It checks if journalists act well.
This group said the TV show did something wrong.
The FAPE said Cuatro broke the rules of good journalism.
Vocabulary15 words
- code
- a set of rules
- tradition
- something people do for a long time
- channel
- a TV station
- accused
- said someone did something bad
- journalism
- the job of making news
- presenter
- a person who talks on a TV show
- inhabitants
- people who live in a place
- ethics
- rules about what is right
- statement
- something a person says
- committee
- a group that checks or decides things
- ruling
- an official decision
- broadcast
- to show something on TV
- claim
- to say something is true
- offensive
- bad or rude to people
- conduct
- how a person behaves
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1. FAPE 2. Carmen Porter 3. It is a tradition to pee in bottles
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A Spanish TV show called 'Horizonte' is in _____.
A group called the FAPE checks if TV shows follow good _____.
The FAPE says 'Horizonte' broke this _____.
The problem started with words from Carmen _____.
She works on the show 'Horizonte', which is on the channel _____.
Carmen Porter talked about people from _____.
She said it is a _____ in Tangier for people to pee in bottles.
This group is called the Comisión de _____.
The FAPE said Cuatro broke the rules of good _____.
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