Media want reform of rules on correction

Ljubljana, 15 March - The right to correction enshrined in the existing media act has turned out to be problematic for publishers, who see it as widely abused. Media outlets demand that correction provisions be reformed in the planned changes to media legislation.

Ljubljana Cene Grčar, attorney for broadcaster Pro Plus, speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Cene Grčar, attorney for broadcaster Pro Plus, speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana STA editor Barbara Štrukelj, Dnevnik editor Miran Lesjak and lawyer Jasna Zakonjšek speak at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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STA editor Barbara Štrukelj, Dnevnik editor Miran Lesjak and lawyer Jasna Zakonjšek speak at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Judge Vesna Bergant Rakočević speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Judge Vesna Bergant Rakočević speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Barbara Štrukelj, editor-in-chief of the STA, speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Barbara Štrukelj, editor-in-chief of the STA, speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Miran Lesjak, editor-in-chief of Dnevnik, speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Miran Lesjak, editor-in-chief of Dnevnik, speaks at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Judge Vesna Bergant Rakočević (right) and lawyer Jasna Zakonjšek (left) speak at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Judge Vesna Bergant Rakočević (right) and lawyer Jasna Zakonjšek (left) speak at a Journalists' Association debate on the right to correction.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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