Principles of Journalism - Siti Suriani Othman
Title: Principles of Journalism
Author: Siti Suriani Othman, PhD
Publisher: AIDC Conference, Bandar Baru Nilai
Year published: 2020
243 pages
From page 163:
2) How do you compare our level of press freedom with other countries that you know? You may include your personal experience to answer this question.
We enjoy better press freedom than our neighbors in the near south. Starting in 2003, Malaysian journalists may criticize the government whenever they feel something is not right.
The same situation does not apply to fellow journalists down south. They are free to express their views on foreign leaders and governments (especially Malaysian) but they shy away from giving constructive criticism on their leaders and the ruling political party.
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