EU approves media freedom law to shield journalists from political pressure.

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The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday.

The law includes protections for the secrecy of journalists’s sources and a ban on using spyware against journalists.

The legislation, backed in a vote by 464 EU lawmakers, with 92 against and 65 abstaining, also enshrines editorial independence and seeks to improve transparency on media ownership.

The law still needs to be adopted by the EU’s 27 member countries before it can come into force.

https://insiderpaper.com/eu-media-freedom-law-approved-by-lawmakers/

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