Article 20. The rights of a journalist Chapter 5. The rights and duties of a journalist of the Law on Mass Media
A journalist has the right to:
1) to search, request, receive and distribute information;
2) visit state bodies, organizations of all forms of ownership and be accepted by their officials in connection with the exercise of their official duties, attend all events held by the body that accredited him, except in cases where a decision has been taken to hold a closed event.;
3) to make recordings, including using audiovisual equipment, film and photography, except in cases prohibited by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) be present in the area of natural disasters, at peaceful gatherings, as well as at other forms of expression of public, group and personal interests upon presentation of a journalist's identity card, a distinctive sign;
5) to obtain access to documents and materials, with the exception of their fragments containing information constituting state secrets;
6) verify the accuracy of the information received;
7) contact specialists when checking the received information materials;
8) distribute the messages and materials prepared by him under his signature, under a conditional name (pseudonym);
9) refuse to publish a signed article if its content, after editorial revision, contradicts the personal beliefs of the journalist.;
10) to preserve the secrecy of authorship and sources of information, except in cases when these secrets are made public at the request of the court.
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 23, 1999 No. 451-I.
This Law regulates public relations in the field of mass media, establishes state guarantees of their freedom in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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