Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion
1:30 pm
Professor Tarlach McGonagle:
I will do it as elegantly as I can. The 2016 recommendation is very general. It has a few provisions that are specific to conflicts, the importance of the media in conflicts and what media organisations should do to protect journalists in conflicts. The 1996 recommendation is specific. It is focused on physical safety and free movement and information. It does not take into account the psychological dimension to protection, nor does it take the specific gender-related nature of threats into account, or the Internet and digital communications and the threats that arise through the use of those communications. Those are the two reference points. There is more detail in the background statement. In the questions and answers, I would be happy to tease out what Ireland could do, flowing from its obligations and responsibilities, based on the Council of Europe's standards. I apologise for going over time.
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