Complaint
A report on the decline in numbers of the African penguin suggested it was due to habitat βbeing hit by rising tides caused by climate changeβ.Β A viewer complained that this was incorrect.
Outcome
The ECU found no persuasive evidence for habitat being adversely affected by rising tides, and most experts attribute the penguinβs decline to the effect of intensive commercial fishing on its food stocks.
Upheld
Further action
Journalists have again been made aware of the need to carry out checks on the text that is sent in by outside providers of news pictures to ensure that the facts support the claims that are made.Μύ