Press Law Chronicle
Mediaforum has published a Press Law Chronicle written by
Jens van den Brink and
Otto Volgenant (Kennedy Van der Laan), with
an overview of the most important rulings and developments in
the field of (un)lawful publications in the period
2006-2009.
Are privacy and freedom of expression equal forces, or does one
outweigh the other? Is it really necessary to have permission for
the mere taking of a photograph? Is it allowed to call an attorney
a mob friend? Are media obliged to remove lawful, but negative or
privacy-sensitive reports about a person from their online archives
after some time, if the continuous online publication hinders that
person, for example in finding a job? If media are obliged to
rectificy, are they also obliged to swipe the internet clean? Are
journalists always obliged to hear the other side? Is the
journalistic right of non-disclosure an absolute right? This
chronicle describes the most important press cases between 2006 and
2009 and addresses, among other things, the above-mentioned
questions. The Chronicle is published on
Media Report (in Dutch).