The Croatian Parliament began on 18 January 2024 reviewing amendments to the criminal code tabled by the government to criminalise the unauthorised leaking of documents from criminal proceedings. The text provides for up to three years’ imprisonment for anyone disclosing the contents of “an investigative or evidentiary document”. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) joined their affiliate, the Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA), in calling for the proposed legislation to be dropped, as it would have alarming repercussions for journalistic sources and the right to information.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine was the most important news topic in 2022 and early 2023. But COVID-19’s impact is reflected in a turn to entertainment programmes, with some uptick in advertising revenues but with most growth going to online. The structure of the news industry remains largely the same – with offline use dominated by two foreign-owned TV news channels together with the public broadcaster.