У статті аналізуються окремі питання призначення кримінального покарання у виді штрафу за перешкоджання професійній діяльності журналістів. Робиться висновок, що призначення штрафу є найбільш поширеним видом покарання за дане правопорушення, яке в той же час не дозволяє повною мірою реалізувати визначені у кримінальному законодавстві його цілі покарання.
В статье анализируются отдельные вопросы назначения уголовного наказания в виде штрафа за препятствование профессиональной деятельности журналистов. Делается вывод о том, что назначение
штрафа является наиболее распространённым видом наказания за данное правонарушение, которое в то же время не позволяет в полной мере достичь определённых в уголовном законодательстве целей
наказания.
The right for getting, collection, storage and dissemination of information is an integral part of the modern information society. Mass media play the leading role in the implementation of this right in the modern world. Legal
support of their activities is the main task of any modern democratic state. A serious problem requiring its solution is an issue of criminal and legal protection of freedom of discussion and the activities of the mass media from illegal encroachments. The author of the article analyzes some issues of assigning criminal punishment in the form of a fine for obstructing the professional activities of journalists. The author conducts a comparative analysis of the norms of administrative and criminal legislation in the sphere of guaranteeing the protection of the freedom of discussion and information. The obtained findings make it possible to confirm that the sanction in the form of a fine for a criminal violation of the freedom of journalism is almost identical punishment for administrative violations in the sphere of freedom of discussion in its size, which, in turn, eliminates the possibility of differentiation of liability depending on the degree of public danger of the committed offense. The author has concluded that the imposition of a fine as the most common form of punishment for this type of offense does not fully allow to implement certain purposes of punishment within criminal law. Particular attention is paid to the issues of construction of criminal and
legal sanctions for obstructing the lawful professional activities of journalists and their practical application by the judicial authorities. The obtained findings make it possible to formulate a number of propositions to improve the criminal and legal regulation of freedom of discussion and the activities of the mass media.
