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 co-operation 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.