10 Pecuniary damage – financial award Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient Costs and expenses award – domestic proceedings Costs and expenses award – Convention proceedings Citations: In this context the court recalls that article 10 protects not only the substance of the ideas and information expressed, but also the form in which they are conveyed.’ Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. It is not for this court, nor for the national courts for that matter, to substitute their own views for those of the press as to what technique of reporting should be adopted by journalists. Were it otherwise, the press would be unable to play its vital role of ‘public watchdog’.’ The freedom of the press to exercise its own judgment in the presentation of journalistic material was emphasised: ‘At the same time, the methods of objective and balanced reporting may vary considerably, depending among other things on the media in question. Not only does the press have the task of imparting such information and ideas: the public also has a right to receive them. ‘Whilst the press must not overstep the bounds set, inter alia, in the interest of ‘the protection of the reputation and rights of others’, it is nevertheless incumbent on it to impart information and ideas of public interest. The safeguards to be afforded to the press are of particular importance. Held: Freedom of expression is one of the essential foundations of a democratic society. A journalist was wrongly convicted himself of spreading racial hatred by quoting racists in his material.
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