Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-07-Speech-2-584"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100907.33.2-584"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-07-Speech-2-5852
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlo Casini2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; AFCO (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Unione dei Democratici cristiani e dei Democratici di Centro (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2009-07-20--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Freedom of the media is beyond discussion, and no one in any democratic system can dispute the need for the media to be independent and pluralistic. In an information society such as ours, however, it is becoming increasingly evident that independence does not mean the absence of any rules and that pluralism is not a sufficient value. The power of the media in an information society is really a public power which Montesquieu, were he alive today, would have tried to balance against the other powers: legislative, executive and judicial. These three traditional powers must also be independent, but a reciprocal limit is established between them. As far as I can see, this problem has not been examined in depth. I will restrict myself to making two remarks. Journalists’ right to freedom is a human right that is at least equal to the right to dignity and privacy of every citizen. A duty of checks and balances therefore also exists. Judicial power must be transparent, but certain investigations must be absolutely secret during the initial stages if the truth is to be uncovered in the interests of justice and, therefore, ultimately of the public. I believe that these two aspects are always neglected in our debates. By making this speech, I have attempted to leave some record of them."@en1

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