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Prior to the General Election held on 17 May 2002, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) published guidelines indicating the general approach to be adopted by independent broadcasters in their coverage of the election. The guidelines were in addition to the statutory provisions already in existence. The Radio and Television Act, 1988, requires all news to be reported in an objective and impartial manner without any expression of the broadcaster's own views. In addition, it requires the broadcast treatment of current affairs to be fair to all sides (section 9(1)). Party political broadcasts...

On 14 June 2002, the Laki telemarkkinalain muuttamisesta (Act on the amendment of the Telecommunications Market Act), the Laki televisio- ja radiotoiminnasta annetun lain muuttamisesta (Act on the amendment of the Act on Television and Radio Operations), the Laki valtion televisio- ja radiorahastosta annetun lain muuttamisesta (Act on the amendment of the State Television and Radio Fund), the Laki Yleisradio Oy:stä annetun lain muuttamisesta (Act on the amendment of the Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company) and the Laki viestintähallinnosta annetun lain muuttamisesta (Act on the amendment of...

On 3 June 2002, the Danish Government and the Dansk Folkeparti (Danish Popular Party) concluded a Mediepolitisk aftale for 2002-2006 (agreement on Media Policy for 2002-2006). The agreement will be politically binding from 3 July 2002 until 31 December 2006. It will have to be implemented by law in order to have legal force. The Agreement is based on a booklet entitled "Kvalitet, klarhed og konkurrence. Danskernes radio og tv i fremtiden. Regeringens udspil til ny mediepolitik - maj 2002" ("Quality, Clarity and Competition. Radio and TV for the Danes in the Future. The Government Draft for a New...

On 16 and 17 May 2002, the 15 meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) took place in Brussels. The meeting, which was hosted jointly by the Belgian Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel de la Communauté française (CSA) and the Vlaams Commissariaat voor de Media (the regulatory authorities of the French and Flemish speaking Communities), attracted a total of 119 participants from 35 countries. 45 regulatory authorities were represented and were joined by observers from the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Since its last meeting in September 2001 (see IRIS 2001-10:...

After lengthy consultation, the new Code on Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation has now been adopted by the Federal Assembly and signed by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. The Code will enter into force on 1 July 2002. The code deals extensively with administrative offences related to the right to seek, receive, and impart information. There are two types of administrative offences outlined in the Code: those which were in the Soviet Code of 1984 on administrative offences and those which are being included in the Code for the first time. In contrast to the Soviet Code on administrative...