Last Updated: August 26, 2026
Corrections & Statutory Rights
Ordinary editorial corrections and the formal ZMed-1 correction/reply process are handled separately.
Ordinary editorial corrections and the formal ZMed-1 correction/reply process are handled separately.
Newsgaged corrects material errors and also maintains a separate process for formal statutory rights of correction and reply under Slovenia's Media Act (ZMed-1). These are two different workflows.
If you notice a typo, stale figure, broken source, unclear wording, or factual error and you are not invoking a formal statutory right, use our Contact Us page.
Please include:
We assess ordinary correction reports editorially and aim to act promptly. Minor spelling or formatting fixes may be made without a correction note. Material factual changes should receive a visible update or correction note where that is necessary to understand what changed.
An ordinary editorial message is not treated as a formal ZMed-1 correction or reply request unless it clearly invokes the statutory process and meets the applicable legal requirements.
For electronic formal filing, use the dedicated Formal Correction & Reply Request portal if you intend to invoke the statutory rights in Articles 68–78 ZMed-1 or submit a preservation notice under Article 69.
The electronic portal is not intended to narrow a right that ZMed-1 permits to be exercised by a written paper request bearing a handwritten signature. A paper filing lawfully delivered to the publisher/responsible editor is handled under the same statutory case process. The publisher's statutory colophon/address details will govern physical delivery when that colophon is finalised and published.
Responsible editor: Tomi Šeregi
Statutory workflow contact: info@newsgaged.com
The formal portal creates a case number, preserves the exact signed filing and a snapshot of the challenged Newsgaged publication, records cryptographic SHA-256 hashes, calculates operational deadlines, and creates a private status record for the requester.
A statutory correction is distinct from a voluntary editorial correction. Among other requirements, ZMed-1 provides that:
For electronic filing through Newsgaged's portal, upload the formal PDF already signed with a qualified electronic signature. The portal preserves the submitted bytes and their hash but does not itself issue, certify, or automatically validate a qualified electronic signature. Signature validity is reviewed by the responsible editor before acceptance.
Article 69 provides a preservation mechanism where the affected person gives timely written notice that they will request a correction, or submits the correction itself. Newsgaged's formal portal therefore includes a separate preservation notice filing type. The system preserves the challenged article snapshot for all formal filings and records whether a preservation notice appears to fall within the relevant eight-day notice window.
A statutory reply is not the same as a correction. It concerns a response justified by the public interest, where provable statements deny, materially correct, or supplement information of special public significance. The formal portal requires the public-interest basis and the exact reply text requested for publication.
A formal filing is reviewed by the responsible editor. The portal's automatic timing assessment is an operational aid and does not replace the editor's legal assessment.
If a correction/reply request is rejected, Newsgaged's workflow requires:
The site uses stricter internal publication targets of the next calendar day for accepted corrections and five Slovenian working days for accepted replies. These are internal safeguards; the statutory publication deadline ultimately depends on the media-publication cadence rules in ZMed-1.
Before an accepted correction/reply can be marked published, the workflow requires recorded evidence that the requester was first notified of the planned place and date of publication.
Accepted correction/reply text is stored immutably at intake. Before acceptance, the responsible editor must verify that the stored publication text corresponds to the text contained in the signed filing. The editor workflow records that verification and does not provide a field for rewriting the requested text before publication.
When published:
ZMed-1 permits only limited orthographic correction of the submitted correction text and requires the requester to be informed of such changes. The automated publication action therefore uses the exact stored text; any permitted orthographic intervention must be handled outside that immutable action with appropriate notice and evidence.
ZMed-1 specifies grounds on which a responsible editor may refuse a correction, including lack of affected-person standing, no relationship to the cited publication, absence of correction content, unlawfulness, disproportionate length, certain duplicate litigation, insulting content, lateness, or failure to satisfy the statutory formal requirements.
A rejection is not represented on Newsgaged merely by leaving a request unanswered. The formal workflow requires a recorded, reasoned decision and evidence of notification.
For formal cases, Newsgaged preserves evidence needed to administer the statutory process, including:
A retention review is scheduled after five years. Records are not automatically deleted at that point where statutory preservation periods, litigation, legal claims, or other legal obligations require continued retention. See our Privacy Policy.
ZMed-1 provides judicial remedies where a correction is not published in the required time or manner. The Act includes a 30-day period for bringing the publication claim after expiry of the publication deadline or after a non-compliant publication. Nothing on this page limits any statutory right or remedy.
The governing law is the official Slovenian text of ZMed-1. See the Media Act (ZMed-1) on PISRS, especially Articles 68–78.
This policy explains Newsgaged's operational process. It is not legal advice and does not replace the statutory text or a competent court's interpretation.