In Slovenia the scope of the Media Act covers not only television and radio channels, but also newspapers and periodicals, as well as electronic publications, the internet and even teletext.
Expert assessment
This statement accurately describes the media covered under the current Mass Media Act (2006): newspapers, magazines, radio and television programmes, electronic publications, teletext and other forms of edited programming and materials (written, audiovisual) disseminated to the public.133 However, the reference to the "internet" is not correct, since the Mass Media Act refers to "electronic publications" which does cover to entire Internet as defined by law.134 Private websites and unedited blogs, for instance, do not fall under the definition of "electronic publications" and are therefore not regulated under the Mass Media Act.135 It should also be mentioned that there are a number of entities with different competencies and regulatory responsibilities over different media and provisions under the Mass Media Act: the Media Inspectorate, APEK (Agency for Post and Electronic Communications), the Broadcasting Council, and the Ministry of Culture.
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