Contemporary attacks of various types have prompted calls for stronger public support and legal protections for journalism. Around the world, journalism faces not only government regulation that affects editorial content but also economic and corporate pressures as well as lack of public understanding of its societal functions. In the United States, courts and even journalism organizations have been reluctant to define journalism or single it out for special protection. But international human rights law presents a possible solution. This article discusses the international human rights law provisions that protect individuals engaged in journalism. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has laid groundwork to define and protect journalism’s unique functions within the larger international law framework for freedom of expression. This groundwork includes the possibility for individual journalism rights to be distinguished from institutional media or press rights. The article contends that such a distinction has become increasingly important. The international law proportionality test could resolve concerns about defining journalism as a stand-alone fundamental right.

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国际人权法中的新闻自由

当代各种类型的攻击促使人们呼吁加强对新闻业的公众支持和法律保护。在世界范围内，新闻业不仅面临影响社论内容的政府法规，而且还面临经济和企业压力以及公众对其社会功能的了解不足。在美国，法院甚至新闻组织都不愿定义新闻或将其单独列为特殊保护。但是国际人权法提出了一种可能的解决方案。本文讨论了保护从事新闻业个人的国际人权法规定。联合国人权委员会为在更大的言论自由国际法框架内界定和保护新闻业的独特职能奠定了基础。这项基础工作包括将个人新闻权利与机构媒体或新闻权利区分开来的可能性。该文章认为，这种区别变得越来越重要。国际法相称性测试可以解决将新闻定义为独立的基本权利的担忧。