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Big Expectations, Big Challenges For New Cabinet On Media Reforms

Dr Benjamin Loh, Senior Lecturer, School of Media & Communication | Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism

05-Dec-22 09:30

Big Expectations, Big Challenges For New Cabinet On Media Reforms

With Malaysia’s new cabinet officially clocking in this week, what reforms and policy action are needed to strengthen media independence and integrity as well as safe guard freedom of expression? We explore some of the suggestions from civil society for the new cabinet.


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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism,  politics

Tags:  press liberty,  malaysian media,  malaysian press,  media independence,  freedom of expression,  reforms, 


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