DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 23 -- THE Tanzanian government has criticised several international media organisations for publishing what the country described as imbalanced, inflammatory, and misleading reports on recent events in Tanzania.

Speaking at a press conference held on Saturday at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam, the government spokesperson and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Mr Gerson Msigwa said media outlets such as CNN had failed to uphold fundamental journalistic principles, including fairness, accuracy and the right of reply in reporting on the incidents of violence that occurred during the election period and shortly thereafter.

“The ...