Cooperation between the City of Rijeka and the media is laid by the Media Act (59/04; 84/11; 81/13) and the Electronic Media Act (111/2021)

In accordance with the Act, the media include: newspapers and other press, radio and television programmes, news agency programmes, electronic publications, teletext and other forms of daily or periodic publication of programme contents formed by editors by transmission of recordings, voice, sound or images.

The media shall not include books, textbooks, bulletins, catalogues or other media for publishing information intended exclusively for the educational, scientific and cultural process, advertising, business communication, the operation of companies, institutes and institutions, associations, political parties, religious and other organisations, school bulletins, “Official Gazette” of the Republic of Croatia, official gazettes of local and regional self-government units and other official communications, posters, leaflets, brochures and banners, and video pages without live images and other free information, unless otherwise provided by the Act.

Public information is any information in the possession of executive, legislative and judicial authorities and bodies of local and regional self-government units, as well as other legal and natural persons performing public service or duty, which relates to their work and activities.

In order to publish information through the media, executive, legislative and judicial authorities and bodies of local and regional self-government units, as well as other legal and natural persons performing public service and / or duty are obliged to provide accurate, complete and timely information on issues within their scope.

Such information should be available to journalists on equal terms.

The City of Rijeka has appointed a person to ensure the availability of public information – a media relations associate.

The requested information should be provided to journalists within a reasonable time, and the City of Rijeka is responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.

According to the Act, the provision of information may be denied when:

• the requested information, in order to protect public interest, has been determined in the prescribed manner as a state or military secret,
• its disclosure would constitute a breach of the confidentiality of personal data in accordance with the law, unless its disclosure could prevent the commission of a serious criminal offense or prevent imminent danger to human life and property.

In the case of denial of information, the reasons for denial of information must be explained in writing within three working days following the date of receipt of the written request.