68It follows from that case-law that not only publications but also the preparatory steps to a publication, such as the gathering of information and the research and investigative activities of a journalist are inherent components of the freedom of the press, as enshrined in Article 10 of that Convention, and are, as such, protected (see to that effect, ECtHR, 25 April 2006, Dammann v. Switzerland, CE:ECHR:2006:0425JUD007755101, § 52, and ECtHR, 27 June 2017, Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy and Satamedia Oy v. Finland, CE:ECHR:2017:0627JUD000093113, § 128).
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