NewsWhore
09-23-2009, 06:10 PM
In response to general media uproar, the Constitutional Revisory Assembly deleted the word "truthful" that legislator Pelegrin Castillo had inserted in a text on freedom of speech. Castillo had defended the use of the word, saying that it was part of the Spanish Constitution. But media and freedom of the press defenders in the DR said the wording could be used for censorship. As reported in Diario Libre, 124 legislators voted against this, and 38 in favor.
Now Art. 50 of the Constitution will read:
"Freedom of expression and information. All persons shall have the right to express their thoughts, ideas and opinions freely, in any media, without establishing any previous censorship.
1) All persons shall have the right to information. This right includes searching for, investigating, receiving and disseminating information of all types, of a public nature, by any media, channel, or manner, in accordance with the Constitution and the law;
2) All the information media have free access to the sources of official and private news in the public interest in accordance with the law;
3) Professional confidentiality and the journalistic conscience clause are protected by the Constitution and the law;
4) All persons have the right to respond and rectify when they feel affected by information that was disseminated. This right will be exercised in accordance with the law;
5) The law guarantees equal and broad access for all the social and political sectors to the communication media that is the property of the state.
Paragraph.- the enjoyment of these liberties will be exercised respecting people's honor, privacy, as well as dignity and morals, especially the protection of young people and children, in accordance with the law and public order.
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Now Art. 50 of the Constitution will read:
"Freedom of expression and information. All persons shall have the right to express their thoughts, ideas and opinions freely, in any media, without establishing any previous censorship.
1) All persons shall have the right to information. This right includes searching for, investigating, receiving and disseminating information of all types, of a public nature, by any media, channel, or manner, in accordance with the Constitution and the law;
2) All the information media have free access to the sources of official and private news in the public interest in accordance with the law;
3) Professional confidentiality and the journalistic conscience clause are protected by the Constitution and the law;
4) All persons have the right to respond and rectify when they feel affected by information that was disseminated. This right will be exercised in accordance with the law;
5) The law guarantees equal and broad access for all the social and political sectors to the communication media that is the property of the state.
Paragraph.- the enjoyment of these liberties will be exercised respecting people's honor, privacy, as well as dignity and morals, especially the protection of young people and children, in accordance with the law and public order.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)