Belgium
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- Freedom of the press is guaranteed by the constitution and generally respected by
the government.
- Protection of journalists' sources has been a contentious issue in the country for
several years. In late March 2005, the legal committee of the Belgian parliament
adopted a draft Law on Protection of Sources, but the law was not yet adopted as
of December 2005.
- The Belgian press is largely private and independent. A dual oversight board maintains
balanced reporting on state-controlled television and radio broadcasts.
- Newspapers have gone through increasing concentration in ownership since the 1960s
as corporations have been steadily buying up papers. As a result, today a handful
of corporations run most of the country's newspapers.
- The government does not limit access to the Internet.
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