Registration of media in Ukraine

1) Printed mass media (press) are publications that are published under a permanent name, with a periodicity of one or more issues during the year on the basis of a state registration certificate.

2) Registration of a printed mass media most often takes place in the form of a magazine or newspaper.

3) Registration of one's magazine or newspaper gives the right to collect, create, edit, prepare information and publish printed mass media.

In what form can mass media exist?

Unfortunately, our legislation currently only provides for the registration of print media. The most common types of print media are magazines and newspapers.

The registration of the mass media is confirmed by the certificate of state registration of the printed mass media, which is issued by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

If you plan to run an electronic publication, we recommend registering an information agency.

Who can create print media?

The right to create a printed mass media has:

• citizen of Ukraine;
• foreigners and stateless persons;
• legal entities of Ukraine and other states;
• labor teams of enterprises, institutions and organizations.

The relationship between the co-founders regarding the establishment and operation of the print mass media is regulated by the founding agreement concluded between them.

What do you need to decide before registering mass media?

1. Type of publication: newspaper, magazine, collection, bulletin, almanac, calendar, digest, etc.;

2. The name of the publication in the language or languages ​​in which it will be published;

3. Language/languages ​​of publication: monolingual, in several languages ​​at the same time (parallel issues), in mixed languages ​​(several languages ​​in one issue);

4. Scope of distribution:

• local - within the ARC, one oblast, regional center, one city, district, individual settlements, as well as enterprises, institutions, organizations,
• regional - two or more oblasts, cities of Kyiv or Sevastopol and oblast, ARC and oblast,
• nationwide - within Ukraine,
• foreign - outside Ukraine;

5. Program goals (main principles) or thematic focus and their brief description:

• development of education,
• increasing the level of spirituality,
• leisure development,
• informing the population on certain issues, etc.;

6. Category of readers - strata of the population for which the publication is intended:

• all population
• adults,
• young people,
• children,
• men,
• women,
• persons with disabilities,
• students,
• employees of a certain industry, etc.;

7. Estimated publication frequency, volume and format of the publication;

8. Location of the editorial office.

The application must also include the following information:

1. Publication status:

• domestic - print mass media whose founders are exclusively Ukrainian individuals or legal entities;
• joint - print mass media, created with the participation of foreign individuals or legal entities.

2. Type of publication according to the intended purpose, for example: general political, economic and business, advertising, popular science, art, sports, legal, erotic, leisure, medical, religious, tourist, informational, for children, etc.

A publication is advertising if more than 40 percent of the volume of one issue is advertising.