24 Channel issued an apology to Rating Group for the erroneous publication of inaccurate information.

The Editor-in-Chief of 24 Channel, Olena Trybushna, sent an explanatory letter to the Director of Rating Group, Oleksii Antypovych, with the following content:

“Regarding the publication on the website 24tv.ua of materials about allegedly manipulative ratings, a technical error and a misunderstanding occurred in the editorial office. The materials ‘Why the ratings of presidential candidates differ significantly’ and ‘How politicians’ ratings in Ukraine changed after the elections: infographic’ were not aired on Channel 24 precisely because the journalist incorrectly раскрыв the topic and presented the facts inaccurately. I personally prohibited the story from being broadcast.

However, the website’s content managers were not aware that the material had been rejected and had not gone on air, and therefore published it on the website. The television channel’s editorial team learned about this only after your publication and, having clarified the situation, asked the website to remove the materials. I apologize for this misunderstanding.”

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You can find the text of the publication here (in Ukrainian): https://24tv.ua/poyasnennya_shhodo_publikatsiyi_nedostovirnoyi_informatsiyi_n1107659

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