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(b) penalise any person for any opinion or view or the content
of any broadcast, publication or dissemination.
(3) Broadcasting and other electronic media have freedom of
establishment, subject only to licensing procedures that—
(a) are necessary to regulate the airwaves and other forms of
signal distribution; and
(b) are independent of control by government, political interests
or commercial interests.
(4) All State-owned media shall—
(a) be free to determine independently the editorial content of
their broadcasts or other communications;
(b) be impartial; and
(c) afford fair opportunity for the presentation of divergent
views and dissenting opinions.
(5) Parliament shall enact legislation that provides for the
establishment of a body, which shall—
(a) be independent of control by government, political interests
or commercial interests;
(b) reflect the interests of all sections of the society; and
(c) set media standards and regulate and monitor compliance
with those standards.
35. (1) Every citizen has the right of access to—
(a) information held by the State; and
(b) information held by another person and required for
the exercise or protection of any right or fundamental
freedom.
(2) Every person has the right to the correction or deletion of
untrue or misleading information that affects the person.
(3) The State shall publish and publicise any important information
affecting the nation.
Access to
information.