THE RIGHT OF REPLY TO TRANSFRONTIER TELEVISION BROADCASTS: A TWO‐SPEED EUROPE

Abstract

As the Council of Europe and the European Community (EC) both failed to introduce a standard right of reply for transfrontier television broadcasts, national systems prevail. They present no underlying theme common to all jurisdictions. Many EC states offer a complainant the right to have his or her own corrective answer broadcast. A uniform provision for this could have been agreed or failing that, a protocol for a simpler right of correction. The UK Government's unwillingness to accommodate any such rights blocked progress towards standardising procedures. As a result, there is now confusion over the meaning of a right of reply for transfrontier broadcasts and how it should be exercised.

Citation

PORTER, V. and GABRIEL, M. (1993), "THE RIGHT OF REPLY TO TRANSFRONTIER TELEVISION BROADCASTS: A TWO‐SPEED EUROPE", Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 335-346. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024780