Decision 165/2011 on the regulation of the media and the institution of the ‘Media Commissioner’
20 December 2011
Decision number: Decision 165/2011. (XII. 20.)
Subject of the case:
The regulation of the media and the institution of the ‘Media Commissioner’
It is against the principle of free press to limit the protection of journalists’sources to stories serving the public interest. Editors must, moreover, not be obliged to supply data in the absence of pending proceedings. The institution of the ‘Media Commissioner’constitutes an unnecessary restriction on the freedom of press.