VIENNA, 29 April 2010 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, will be in Berlin on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, to launch a guide for journalists on access to information.

The guide, called Legal Leaks Toolkit, was prepared by the Access Info Europe and Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe n-ost non-governmental organizations and co-funded by the OSCE Representative's office. It aims to help journalists access government-held information by informing them of the rules of access, appeal procedures and other important aspects of free access to information in Europe, Russia, the South Caucasus, Canada and the United States.

Journalists are invited to the news conference and launch of the Legal Leaks Toolkit with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, at 10:30 am on Monday, 3 May, at the ARD-Hauptstadtstudio (Wilhelmstraße 67a, 10117 Berlin).