Legal regulation of the professional activity of journalists and other media participants in Ukraine

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the examination of legal regulation concerning the status, principles of operation, and responsibilities of journalists and other media actors in Ukraine, including within the context of the legal framework in the martial law conditions. Special attention in the article is given to the five-year campaign by the Council of Europe regarding journalist safety and the reformatting of the Ukraine-related section and the distribution of alerts on the Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Journalists website. The article is based on an analysis of the legal framework, scholarly sources, legislation, and practical examples from domestic and international practices. The research findings contribute to a better understanding of the role and impact of fixers, bloggers, and other media actors in situations of a state of war, as well as to identifying possible ways to improve the legal regulation of their activities while considering the need to ensure information security.