Public interest topics, mandatory cases of sources disclosure, access to information, state secret, broadcasting licenses, defamation, information security of the company but also of the person, self-regulation in the Mass Media, the right to respect the private life – are some of the themes included in Media Law course taught by the jurist Tatiana Puiu and the lawyer Ion Tiganas.

Media Law has as study object the fundamental aspects of various legislative acts that concern the mass media and the specificity of their activity. During the course, the CSAJ students have consulted and analyzed numerous laws and articles directly related to the profession of journalist. Tatiana Puiu, who is also Freedom House's representative in Moldova, told the young people about the legal framework regulating the functioning of the media market in the Republic of Moldova and brought examples of good practices in the press from the European space. In the context, she explained the role and the position of the European Court of Human Rights concerning litigation between press institutions and media consumers in various countries.

The course ended with a day of training on copyright. The lawyer Ion Țiganas explained to young people the importance of respecting copyright in journalistic work.

On the last day of the course, the students also benefited from the presence of a special guest. Daniella Peled, Managing Editor at Institute for War and Peace Reporting, discussed with students about the rules of ethics in journalism, but also about how to write for the international press.

This week, our students attend a new course: Magazine Journalism with Ludmila Andronic.