The News Media Law
(a) to create news media industries which every citizen has the right to write, publish and distribute freely in accord with the provisions of the
State Constitution;
(b) to enable the news media industry to stand clearly as the fourth pillar;
(c) to obtain fully the rights and freedoms of the news media men;
(d) to set the duty, ethics, terms and conditions, and rules of conduct abided by the news media men in the relevant industry or organizations;
(e) to fulfill the right of knowing the news to every citizen;
(f) to conciliate the complaint, the dispute of any person relating to any writing, expression and broadcasting in any news media, peacefully by
means of reconciliation between the two sides.
Chapter III
The Rights of the News Media Men
4. The news media men:
(a) have the right to criticize, point out, advise and write freely on the performances of the legislative, executive and judiciary in accord with the
Constitution;
(b) have the right to inquire, reveal and write, and broadcast the information which every citizen has the right to know and opinions, in conformity
with the ethics and terms and conditions;
(c) have the right to reveal and write on the matters relating to loss of the right of a citizen;
(d) have the right to obtain information, to acquire accommodation and to access in the Government office, department, organizations in accord
with the terms and conditions stipulated by the relevant department and organization.
5. The publicated text of news media industry has the right to be exempted from censor.
6. A news media man:
(a) has the right to request and view the information which the public has the right to know except the statistics, photos, records classified as
confidential by order and directive by any law or any authority;
(b) has the right to request and view the information of non-governmental association, organization, industries formed with public fund in accord
with the provisions of sub-section (a).
7. A news media man, while taking the news at the area where war breaks out, area where disturbance, riot, public demonstration occurs in accord
with the terms and conditions stipulated by the relevant responsible organization:
(a) shall be exempted from being arrested and detained, being seized or destroyed the instruments relating to acquiring of news such as news
record by any security organization;
(b) shall has the right to ask for the protection of the security organizations, if they exist.
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