Sentence examples for media authority from inspiring English sources

The media authority is an independent body; it does not take orders from either the government or the National Assembly.

The law establishes a national media authority with unprecedented powers over print, broadcast and online news media.

Moreover, the independent court has the power to review all media authority decisions, thereby excluding any opportunity for exerting political pressure.

At the same time questions are being asked about whether the radio station broke the law – and whether the media authority regulator can, or will, punish them.

The Hungarian government is confident that the future legal practice of the media authority will dispel all doubts as to its respect of freedom of the press and public debate.

(Jean Asselborn, Foreign Minister of Luxembourg)   Accusation: "The new media law adopted by Hungarian parliament may endanger the independence of press and editorial independence, may force journalists to employ self-censorship and places too much power in the hands of the media authority, composed of members of the ruling political party.

Privacy guidelines from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) have been updated to include the threat to children's privacy from social media, including Facebook and Instagram.

In an exemplary piece of bad timing, at the beginning of its six-month presidency of the European Union in January, Mr Orbán's government placed Hungarian print, broadcast and online media under the control of a new National Media Authority.

János Lázár, Fidesz's leader in parliament, said today: "If the [media authority] applies [the law] in a wrong way, or there are problems, as a result of objections parliament will change this law, you should not have any doubts".

Accusation: A new registry will be created based on the new Media Act, but media entities and publishers could still be subject of comprehensive, continuous or individual data disclosure even after compulsory registration – the Media Authority may even have access to their trade secrets.

Hungary's government-appointed Media Authority, MTVA, denied state media outlets have been told to limit public sympathy towards refugees, arguing that the memo was designed to protect children, while a pro-government journalist, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Guardian this had only been one-off instruction.