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Wykonywanie prawa do informacji publicznej przez media
Access to public information in the practice of media

Author(s): Magdalena Niziołek
Subject(s): Media studies, Constitutional Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: transparency; access to public information; public information; media

Summary/Abstract: The chapter focuses on the right to public information and the role of media in making public life transparent. With a reference to its main goals and objectives the legal basis for the access to public information are being presented. Due to the fact that regulations on the access to public information are diffi cult to interpret, the emphasis is being put on the some useful examples from the judicature.

  • Issue Year: 59/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 43-52
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish