80. “Audiovisual media service” means the broadcasting of television programmes, an on-demand audiovisual media service and an audiovisual commercial communication service the editorial responsibility for the selection of the content whereof falls on the audiovisual media service provider engaged in economic and commercial activities in order to inform, entertain or educate and broadcasting (transmitting) the programmes to the public by electronic communications networks. 81. “Audiovisual media service provider” means a person who has editorial responsibility for the selection of the content of the audiovisual media service and determines the manner in which the content of the service is provided. 82. “Media” means a newspaper, journal, bulletin or any other publication, a book, television programme, radio programme, film or any other production of audio and video studios, the information society media and any other media used for public dissemination of information. Under this Law, an official, technical and service document as well as securities shall not be attributed to the media. 83. “Addiction” means the abuse of alcohol, the use of narcotic, toxic, psychotropic and other substances which cause psychological dependence as well as psychological dependence on gaming. 84. “News” means a fact or factual (correct) data published in the media. 85. “News programme” means a programme the content whereof includes information about politics, economy, culture, sports, weather and other fields relevant to the public. 86. “Magazine” means an illustrated periodical information publication intended for a mixed audience with printed articles from a variety of fields. 87. “Journalist” means a natural person who, on a professional basis, collects, prepares and presents material to the producer and/or disseminator of public information under a contract with him and/or is a member of a professional journalists’ association. Article 3. Basic Principles of Provision of Information to the Public 1. Freedom of information embedded in the Constitution, this Law and other laws and treaties of the Republic of Lithuania shall be guaranteed in the Republic of Lithuania. 2. Producers and disseminators of public information as well as journalists and publishers in their activities shall be governed by the Constitution, laws and treaties of the Republic of Lithuania, also by the principles of humanism, equality, tolerance and respect for every human being; they shall respect freedom of speech, creativity, religion and conscience, and the diversity of opinion, adhere to the norms of professional ethics and the provisions of the Code of Ethics of Lithuanian Journalists and Publishers, contribute to the development of democracy and public openness, promote civil society and state progress, enhance the state independence and nurture the state language, national culture and morality. 3. Public information must be presented in the media in a fair, accurate and impartial manner. 4. The enjoyment of freedom of information may be restricted by the requirements, conditions, restrictions or penalties which are laid down in laws and are necessary in a democratic society to protect Lithuania’s state security, its territorial integrity, public order and constitutional system, to guarantee the impartiality of its judicial authority with a view to preventing violations of law and crimes and disclosure of