The state Duma finalized and the draft law on guarantees of safety for working in hot spots correspondents, specifying it with regard to the expert opinion of a number of departments, said one of the authors of the amendments, the 1st Deputy Chairman of the Department of the state Duma on Affairs of public associations and religious organizations Mikhail Markelov.
After the discussion of the law in the state Duma, with the participation of correspondents, media Directors, authorized departments the draft law was sent for revision taking into account the expert opinion of a number of agencies, RIA " news " letter head of informality Leonid Levin." in my opinion, he is currently legally verified. But remained controversial points is the Main thing that got to do is to maintain and further, to specify what is meant by the provision of professional activities of journalists in special conditions, " Markelov said at the meeting of the division of the state Duma on informality. First in September, Vice-speaker of the state Duma Sergei Zheleznyak said that in the process of developing proposals for the protection of correspondents in the hot spots you should take into consideration the international and diplomatic relations. In the project, submitted to the state Duma in the spring session, it was proposed to amend the media law which introduces the requirement of the conclusion with the employer (editorial Board, editor and So on) of the employment contract, guaranteeing journalist necessary and sufficient rules for professional activities, including safe rules and occupational safety. Remember, since the beginning of military operations in the Ukraine took the life of four Russian journalist. So, Workers VGTRK Igor Korneluk and Anton Voloshin lost his life in June under fire near the city of Lugansk, and at the end of June, the operator First channel Anatoly Clan received a fatal wound when under fire Donetsk. It was later announced on the death of the photographer MIA " Russia today " Andrew Stenina.


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