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Govt committed to establishing Media Council - Fahmi

Govt committed to establishing Media Council - Fahmi

UPDATED 6.55PM | Media Council bill to be tabled by next March.

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Experts: Media council should always remain free from interference

Experts: Media council should always remain free from interference

'Members in Malaysia should be elected and not appointed by the government.'

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Minister hopes to table Media Council Bill by March next year

Minister hopes to table Media Council Bill by March next year

UPDATED 7.17PM | A memorandum to the cabinet and AGC will be submitted first - Fahmi.

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Time to establish media council, veteran editor says

Time to establish media council, veteran editor says

This will protect media personnel's welfare and improve news quality, Zaini says.

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Self-regulating media council will avoid need for govt action - Teo

Self-regulating media council will avoid need for govt action - Teo

PARLIAMENT | UPDATED 5.18PM | Frequent government intervention can lead to perception of oppression, says deputy minister.

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COMMENT | Quickly form Media Council to check and balance govt

COMMENT | Quickly form Media Council to check and balance govt

News orgs act as watchdogs of administrative, legislative, and judiciary.

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CIJ: Media council, not laws, key to upholding ethical journalism

CIJ: Media council, not laws, key to upholding ethical journalism

'Fair, unbiased journalism will not be achieved through stricter laws or policies.'

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Fahmi dreams of ‘golden digital decade’ for Malaysia

Fahmi dreams of ‘golden digital decade’ for Malaysia

Minister also speaks about curbing hate speech, boosting digital economy.

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COMMENT | Media council cannot stop spread of fake news

COMMENT | Media council cannot stop spread of fake news

Fake news spread on social media mostly instead of press outlets.

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Malaysian Media Council has a role to curb fake news and protect practitioners

Malaysian Media Council has a role to curb fake news and protect practitioners

It'll also improve the news reporting of media agencies, adds a veteran.

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Task force formed to scrutinise draft media council bill - Annuar

Task force formed to scrutinise draft media council bill - Annuar

Ministry will hold engagement sessions with stakeholders.

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MP nudges Putrajaya to form long overdue media council

MP nudges Putrajaya to form long overdue media council

Wong says press freedom fell since Sheraton Move.

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Proposed media council draft bill, report submitted to ministry - pro-tem chair

Proposed media council draft bill, report submitted to ministry - pro-tem chair

Premesh Chandran says the committee will now meet minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Sept 11 to further discuss the matter.

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PKR MP calls on govt to cease media pressure, push ahead with media council

PKR MP calls on govt to cease media pressure, push ahead with media council

However, Fahmi Fadzil says this does not mean the media is free to report false or invalid news.

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Gov't support needed for media council to become a reality - Mkini CEO

Gov't support needed for media council to become a reality - Mkini CEO

'We haven't heard from the new government which came to power in March,' Premesh says during a coffee talk webcast.

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On Press Freedom Day, Suhakam reminds gov't of law reform and media council

On Press Freedom Day, Suhakam reminds gov't of law reform and media council

More need to be done to further enhance the role of press and media in Malaysia.

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Media council: The ideological battlefield

Media council: The ideological battlefield

LETTER | The MMC should not be a single entity with one mission, vision and ideology.

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Media Council will only work if PPPA abolished, CIJ reiterates

Media Council will only work if PPPA abolished, CIJ reiterates

To have both exist simultaneously would defeat purpose of a self-regulatory body to oversee media standards, it says.

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Work cut out for Media Council

Work cut out for Media Council

LETTER | Media Council should steer young journalists to write as professionals with solutions to offer to gov't.

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Media council takes shape, pro-tem committee appointed

Media council takes shape, pro-tem committee appointed

Malaysiakini CEO Premesh Chandran has been appointed as the head of the 17-member committee.

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Fix laws before creating media council

Fix laws before creating media council

COMMENT | Laws that can be used and abused against journalists and media still around.

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Media Council must guarantee inclusive stakeholders participation

Media Council must guarantee inclusive stakeholders participation

LETTER | It should be made up of representatives from key stakeholders, including representatives of the media, civil society and academia, among others.

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Cabinet agrees to establish Malaysian Media Council

Cabinet agrees to establish Malaysian Media Council

The framework to set up the council will be discussed next week, says Deputy Communications Minister Eddin Syazlee

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Govt urged to hasten set up of media council, Indonesian model cited

Govt urged to hasten set up of media council, Indonesian model cited

It will strengthen the media so it can operate independently, says Malaysiakini CEO Premesh Chandran.

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