MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE COLECTIV NIGHTCLUB FIRE. A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF APPLICABLE MEDIA LAW

Sînziana  JURĂU

Authors

Sînziana JURĂU PhD Assistant Professor, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: jurau@fspac.ro.

Keywords:

Colectiv nightclub fire, image of the deceased, image of the victim, right to privacy in grief

Abstract

The Colectiv nightclub fire will probably remain in the collective memory of Romanians as one of the biggest recent tragedies. Media played an important role in informing and forming the public opinion in this regard. The following study reflects upon the applicable media legislation, aiming to pave the way for future empirical studies on how the Colectiv night fire has been reflected in the media. Provisions of the New Civil Code, Author’s right law 8/1996 and Code for the regulation of the audiovisual content (Decision no. 220/2011) are analyzed in connection with the right to own public image of victims, deceased and their families.

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