As of 8 August, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) comes into effect. This regulation introduces a range of tools to protect the freedom, plurality, and editorial independence of media across the European Union. For more than a year, entities operating in the Czech media market have been engaged with the question of how to meet the requirements of this Act relating to self-regulation.
The undersigned professional organisations hereby announce that they have agreed on the form of the so-called Decalogue for joint self-regulation of the sector. The form of the prepared self-regulation and the Decalogue is based on principles supporting media freedom while maintaining a high level of transparency and accountability to the public. By this step, the signatories confirm their commitment to adhere to the principles formulated in the Decalogue.
The defence of freedom of expression and a free media environment is an integral part of the self-regulation system. The undersigned organisations jointly declare that, thanks to this consensus, they are prepared to fulfil the role assigned to them under the EMFA. The participating entities will act as partners to both very large online platforms (VLOPs) and the state and other public institutions, in all areas where the EMFA envisions a role for self-regulation.
Additional information will be available on the signatories’ websites throughout September.
- Association of Commercial Television (Asociace komerčních televizí, AKTV), contact: Marie Fianová
- Association of Online Publishers (Asociace online vydavatelů, AOV), contact: Lucie Sýkorová
- Association of Private Broadcasting Operators (Asociace provozovatelů soukromého vysílání, APSV), contact: Jan Neumann
- Czech National Committee of International Press Institute (Český národní výbor Mezinárodního tiskového institute, CZ IPI), contact: Robert Čásenský
- Czech Radio (Český rozhlas, ČRo), contact: Lidija Erlebachová
- Czech Television (Česká televize, ČT), contact: press office
- Czech News Agency (Česká tisková kancelář, ČTK), contact: Petr Orálek
- Czech Publishers’ Association (Česká unie vydavatelů, ČUV), contact: Tomáš Tkačík
- Association of Internet Development (Sdružení pro internetový rozvoj v ČR, SPIR), contact: Filip Dotlačil
- Czech Syndicate of Journalists (Syndikát novinářů ČR, SN ČR), contact: Ivana Šuláková