Council establishment needs media practitioners' touch - Johan Jaaffar

BernamaPublished: Dec 22, 2022 11:47 PM

The establishment of the Malaysian Media Council needs a ‘touch’ of media practitioners themselves, not the government, said Tokoh Wartawan Negara (National Eminent Journalist) Johan Jaaffar.

He said it was to avoid the issue of the government’s dominance over the media, thus hindering the media’s right to freedom...

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