OH Politik: Journalists’ union to fight for press freedom
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As newspaper sales plunge, growing fear of the Internet
Professional concerns and journalistic ethics are to get a renewed emphasis at the NUJ, the journalists’ union, following the election of a new president, Hata Wahari (Mohd Ha’ta Wahari) of Utusan Malaysia.
On taking office yesterday at the NUJ delegates’ conference, Hata said the new NUJ executive council would look beyond “bread and butter” issues and would urge the government to liberalise media laws, especially those that affected newspapers. He had also promised in his campaign statement to set up a presidential council to uphold ethics, especially on coverage of issues concerning race and religion.
His comment on media freedom reflects the growing fears, especially among newspaper journalists, that competition from online news sites, and continued repressive government control of the press, in contrast to the freedom of the Internet, would affect their livelihoods in the long run.
In plainer terms, Malaysian journalists are afraid that Internet news websites and blogs will eat their lunch.
Audit reports have shown the continuing…READ MORE
Professional concerns and journalistic ethics are to get a renewed emphasis at the NUJ, the journalists’ union, following the election of a new president, Hata Wahari (Mohd Ha’ta Wahari) of Utusan Malaysia.
On taking office yesterday at the NUJ delegates’ conference, Hata said the new NUJ executive council would look beyond “bread and butter” issues and would urge the government to liberalise media laws, especially those that affected newspapers. He had also promised in his campaign statement to set up a presidential council to uphold ethics, especially on coverage of issues concerning race and religion.
His comment on media freedom reflects the growing fears, especially among newspaper journalists, that competition from online news sites, and continued repressive government control of the press, in contrast to the freedom of the Internet, would affect their livelihoods in the long run.
In plainer terms, Malaysian journalists are afraid that Internet news websites and blogs will eat their lunch.
Audit reports have shown the continuing…READ MORE
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