Georgian Government to propose new media law

The ruling Georgian Dream party is set to initiate a new media law aimed at “establishing stricter standards for media objectivity and journalistic ethics”, according to Mamuka Mdinaradze, chairman of the Georgian Dream faction.

Mdinaradze announced that the ruling team will commence work on the legislative proposal starting tomorrow, with the goal of aligning Georgia’s media regulations with the British model.

“The law will establish standards of media objectivity, as well as journalistic ethics. Institutional mechanisms for monitoring and protecting these standards will be determined,” Mdinaradze stated.
One of the key provisions of the proposed legislation will be restrictions on media financing from foreign sources. However, Mdinaradze clarified that this restriction will not apply to revenue obtained from commercial advertisements and similar sources.