Media Study - Medija centar Beograd

No one may exert any form of physical or other pressure on a media outlet or its staff, or any form of influence apt to hinder their work.
Breaches of the freedom of public information shall be ruled on by courts, by urgent procedure.
Due Diligence
Article 3
Prior to the publication of information containing data on an event, phenomenon or personality, the journalist and the responsible editor shall
be obliged to verify its origin, accuracy and completeness with due diligence.
The journalist and the responsible editor of a media outlet shall be obliged to convey and publicize other people's information, ideas and
opinions accurately and thoroughly, and, in the event that information was taken from another media outlet, that media outlet shall be quoted
as the originator of information.
Information on Issues of Public Interest
Article 4
Media outlets shall freely publish ideas, information and opinions on phenomena, events and personalities that the public has a justified interest
to know about, unless specified differently by the law.
The provision in para 1 of this Article shall apply regardless of the manner in which the information has been obtained.
Rights of Special Categories of Citizens
Article 5
The Republic, autonomous province or local government shall secure part of the funds or other working conditions for the work of media outlets
in the languages of national minorities and ethnic communities to enable the national minorities and ethnic communities to exercise their right
to information in their own languages and to nurture their own cultures and identities.
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