Article 17
States Parties recognize
the important function performed by the mass media and shall ensure that
the child has access to information and material from a diversity of national
and international sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of his
or her social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health.
To this end, States Parties shall:
(a) Encourage the mass media
to disseminate information and material of social and cultural benefit
to the child and in accordance with the spirit of article 29;
(b) Encourage international
cooperation in the production, exchange and dissemination of such information
and material from a diversity of cultural, national and international sources;
(c) Encourage the production
and dissemination of children's books;
(d) Encourage the mass media
to have particular regard to the linguistic needs of the child who belongs
to a minority group or who is indigenous;
(e) Encourage the development
of appropriate guidelines for the protection of the child from information
and material injurious to his or her well-being, bearing in mind the provisions
of articles 13 and 18.
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