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Legal Action
December 16
Colombian press, LEGAL ACTION
As part of a broader constitutional reform, the Colombian Congress passed a bill that could permit the National Television Commission to revoke television licenses or place conditions on the issuance of TV channels. The bill empowers the Commission to evaluate the content of news programs every six months and to ensure that they conform to standards of "objectivity, impartiality, and balance." The measure was widely interpreted as a punitive action and raised concerns that it could force networks to exercise self-censorship or risk losing a license.
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