Law On Media’s innovations discussed in Dnipro

Innovations of the Law On Media, which will come into force in April, were covered by media lawyer and lawyer Serhii Voronskyi during a meeting with local mass media representatives at the Dnipro Journalists’ Solidarity Center of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU).

The expert drew the attention of those present to several points:
▪️ the certificate of the printed edition becomes invalid either from the moment of registration in the National Council or one year after the adoption of the law;
▪️ it is not necessary to register the newspaper and the website separately if the company owns them;
▪️ the editors are given half a year to bring the ownership structure in line with the new requirements, so it is necessary to check the participants, if necessary, think of ways to legalize offshore companies;
▪️ it is necessary to monitor the adoption by the National Council and the entry into force of the regulations that will establish the registration of all media;
▪️ a number of laws (on the press, television, and radio broadcasting, information agencies, the National Council, etc.) lose their relevance with the introduction of the new law On Media.

As earlier reported, the Dnipro Journalists’ Solidarity Center provides journalists with organizational, technical, and consulting assistance and conducts various events, trainings, and professional meetings. You can come here to work and take advantage of the free rental of high-quality protective equipment for working in hot spots.

The contact number of the Journalists’ Solidarity Center in Dnipro is 050 919 8479 (Nataliya Nazarova, the coordinator of the Dnipro Center). The address is 8 Starokozatska Street.

Journalists’ Solidarity Centers is an initiative of the NUJU implemented with the support of the International and European Federations of Journalists and UNESCO. The initiative is aimed at helping media representatives working in Ukraine during the war. The centers operate in Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro and provide journalists with organizational, technical, legal, psychological, and other types of assistance.

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NUJU Journalists’ Solidarity Center in Dnipro