This follows complains by Tanzania's Chief Government Spokesman Gerson Msigwa on Sunday, that CNN did not seek their side of the story before publishing it's report on the October 29 elections and the protests that followed it.
CNN's Larry Madowo has dismissed these claims, maintaining that the report was done in the most professional way and they can prove every claim made in it.
Madowo says they got their data through interviews with over 100 Tanzanians, who told them about the happenings at a time when the government had imposed a media and internet shutdown.
He has also spoken about expert audio analysis, video comparisons, and satellite imagery to track incidents of violence, deaths, and claims of mass graves.
"We worked very carefully. We reviewed every piece of evidence we found and did not dismiss any information without proof. We reviewed every video and every audio, and the evidence clearly shows that unarmed civilians were shot by police or people with guns," he told South Africa's SABC News.
Madowo has added that the fact that no other person or organisation is complaining or questioning the data they provided, expect the government, is proof that they adhered to fairness in their report.
The Tanzanian government, however, claims that the report went against international journalism ethics, alleging that the government side was not sought to speak of interviewed at all.
"They did not follow ethics. Journalism should be inclusive. We do not talk about the deaths that occurred; we are all saddened. But why create content that increases the pain and anger of the citizens?” he lamented.
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