Article 26. Rights and duties of a journalist The Law on Mass Media
1. This Law recognizes the special status of a journalist, providing conditions for his professional activity.
2. A person has the status of a journalist during the period of his professional activity and being in an employment or other contractual relationship with the editorial office of a mass media outlet in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. A journalist has the right:
1) to collect, process, prepare messages and materials, request, receive and disseminate information;
2) visit state bodies and 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 state bodies and (or) organizations that accredited him, except in cases when 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 the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) to 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 information constituting state secrets and other legally protected 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 and sources of information are made public at the request of the court.
4. A journalist must:
1) to carry out the program of activity of the mass media with which he is in an employment or other contractual relationship, guided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) take measures to verify the accuracy of the disseminated information by sending requests to relevant individuals and (or) legal entities or by other means not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) to satisfy the requests of the persons who provided the information to indicate their authorship;
4) not to disseminate information that does not correspond to reality;
5) obtain consent from an individual and (or) a legal entity or their representatives to disseminate personal, family, medical, banking, commercial and other legally protected secrets in the media, except in cases where the information is indicated in official communications and (or) disseminated by the individual and (or) legal entity itself; or their representatives in sources to which access is not limited;
6) respect the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities;
7) to comply with the established requirements of access and intra-facility regimes during visits to particularly important state and strategic facilities;
8) comply with the norms of professional ethics (ethical behavior);
9) perform other duties assigned to him in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
This Law regulates public relations in the field of mass media, establishes their legal basis and is aimed at ensuring the constitutional right to freedom of speech and creativity.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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