Pro-tem Committee To Study Media Council

Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor of Media and Communications, University of Nottingham Malaysia

17-Jan-20 07:45

Pro-tem Committee To Study Media Council

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A precursor to the long-awaited media council has come into being- a pro-tem committee set up by the government to study issues including the council's objectives, constitution and membership, and code of conduct. For more insight into the process, we spoke to Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

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