Election Obligations & Standards Database

Quote

"The confidentiality of journalists’ and other media actors’ sources is protected in law and respected in practice."

Document

CoE (Committee of Ministers): Recommendation Rec(2016)5 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Internet Freedom , para. 2.3.4

Summaries

The right of the media to gather information, including from confidential sources without government interference, should be assured.