[ecrea] Publication European Audiovisual Observatory / legal protection of journalists

How are journalists and their work protected by law in Europe? New free 
report by the European Audiovisual Observatory

https://rm.coe.int/journalism-and-media-privilege-pdf/1680787381

These are dangerous times for journalists, even in Europe. Investigative 
journalist Jan Kuciak, who had been reporting on tax fraud in the Slovak 
Republik, was shot dead at his home along with his fiancée last week 
end. Kuciak worked for Slovak news website Aktuality.sk. It is estimated 
that 125 journalists <https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom> are 
currently in prison in Council of Europe member states. It’s high time 
to be reminded that national laws within Europe contain provisions to 
protect journalists and their work: the so-called “media privilege”. The 
European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in 
Strasbourg, has just analysed the protection of media privilege for 
journalists offered by  the various national law systems in Europe. This 
new report – Journalism and media privilege - can be downloaded free of 
charge here 
<https://rm.coe.int/journalism-and-media-privilege-pdf/1680787381>. It 
was produced in collaboration with the Institute of European Media Law 
(EMR) based in Saarbrücken, Germany.




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