Section 2: General Data Protection Provisions
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Art. 10 Limitations of the right to information for journalists
1 The controller of a data file that is used exclusively for publication in the edited section of a periodically published medium may refuse to provide information, limit the information or defer its provision provided:
- a.
- the personal data reveals the sources of the information;
- b.
- access to the drafts of publications would have to be given;
- c.
- the freedom of the public to form its opinion would be prejudiced.
2 Journalists may also refuse restrict or defer information if the data file is being used exclusively as a personal work aid.
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