To the fullest extent possible, terms of access should be determined in advance. Journalists should adhere to the BiH Press Code in the conduct of their work, including investigations involving police. Journalists should take the utmost care to report truthfully and avoid intentionally or know-ingly publishing inaccurate, misleading or distorted material. Journalists have an obligation to protect confidential sources of information if subject to po-lice questioning. Journalists, like other citizens, have a right to engage a lawyer if they are under police interrogation.
Journalists have specific responsibilities in revealing the identity of crime victims.
The identi-ties of children under the age of 18, whether as victim or alleged perpetrator of a crime, should be protected until the police release the names. Victims of hate crimes, and especially victims of rape, should not be identified without the victim's permission. The identity of de-ceased crime victims should only be released after the immediate family has been informed and after formal identification has taken place. Journalists who are ordered to hand over material obtained through legitimate journalistic activity may demand documented authorisation from police. These materials must be turned over to the Court for safekeeping or for safekeeping by other means established by the Court.