Draft bill #11321 of June 5, 2024
Cosponsors: a group of 19 MPs from the Holos, Servant of the People, and European Solidarity factions with Yaroslav Yurchyshyn as the first signatory
Status: adopted in the first reading
Who is affected: media, journalists, and committees of the Verkhovna Rada
Summary:
- journalists and media employees duly accredited with the Armed Forces will be granted the right to free movement during curfew while carrying out their professional activities in areas where martial law is in effect. Only journalists who have documentary confirmation will be entitled to the right
- it will be required to publish video recordings of open committee meetings of the Verkhovna Rada no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of such meetings
- journalists working under civil law agreements for the media will have the same rights as full-time media employees where the provisions of this bill are concerned
- online media will be exempt from liability for disseminating false information if such information was disseminated by users in comment sections or user publication sections on the website or page of such media, provided that the online media restricted access to such information within three working days not only from the moment of receiving the respective complaint or order from the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting but also from the moment of receiving a court order regarding the initiation of judicial proceedings.
What is right:
- journalists and media employees will get the right to free movement during curfew
- media will have more freedom to engage freelancers
- accessibility and transparency of the committees of the Verkhovna Rada will be increased.
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