Cameroon Radio and Television Steals Images

Chi Prudence Asong

Cameroon Radio and Television Co-operation (CRTV) have been accused of stealing images. The allegations were made by the management of African Diaspora Tv (Diaf-Tv) who brandished CRTV as operating a policy characterized by “intellectual dishonesty”.  The DIAF TV scathing attack on CRTV came immediately after the recent coverage of Draw a vision for Cameroon event that held in Paris France. The Cameroon radio and television is reported to have sent a journalist to report on the event with no camera crew.

A special deal brokered by the CASA-NET with DIAF TV enabled CRTV reporter Severin Alega Mbele to be granted access to images recorded by DIAF TV. Cameroon Concord gathered that CRTV was told to air only a part of the images to its viewers. The controversy was born when the Cameroon state-owned channel aired the complete recording by DIAF TV on the 25, 26 and 27 of November. A spokesman for DIAF TV noted that CRTV did not even acknowledge the source of the images as required by law and good practice.  At the time of going to press, we learnt DIAF TV had requested its legal team to get involved in the matter.