(153) The laws of Member States should reconcile the provisions governing freedom of expression and information, including journalistic, academic, artistic or literary expression, with the right to protection of personal data under this Regulation. The processing of personal data solely for journalistic purposes or for purposes of academic, artistic or literary expression should be subject to exceptions or derogations from certain provisions of this Regulation, where this is necessary to reconcile the right to the protection of personal data with the right to freedom of expression and information as provided for in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. This should apply in particular to the processing of personal data in the audiovisual field and in press archives and libraries. Member States should therefore adopt legislation defining the derogations and exceptions necessary to ensure the balance between these fundamental rights. Member States should adopt such derogations and exceptions with regard to general principles, the rights of the data subject, the controller and processor, transfers of personal data to third countries or international organizations, independent supervisory authorities, cooperation and consistency, and specific processing situations. Where derogations and exceptions vary by Member State, the law of the Member State to which the controller is subject should apply. In order to take into account how important freedom of expression is to any democratic society, terms relating to this freedom, such as journalism, should be interpreted broadly.

