May 3 - World Press Freedom Day - United Nations
Malaysia will also celebrate World Press Freedom Day on May 3.
More information on this day is available on the UN website at:
http://www.unesco.org/new/?id=46282
and The World Association of Newspapers at:
http://www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/3-may-world-press-freedom-day
More information on this day is available on the UN website at:
http://www.unesco.org/new/?id=46282
and The World Association of Newspapers at:
http://www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/3-may-world-press-freedom-day
Report from the Centre for Independent Journalism - 22 Apr 2013
Data collected shows mainstream media in Malaysia is unbalanced. Click on link below:
http://pilihanraya.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/WtW.Release.1.11.pdf
http://pilihanraya.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/WtW.Release.1.11.pdf
US Report on Press Freedom & Human Rights in Malaysia
The report for 2012 has just been released in April 2013. See link here:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204216#wrapper
A snippet:
The government continued to censor the media, primarily the print and broadcast media. This was done directly and indirectly by controlling news content; requiring the annual renewal of publishing permits (until the PPPA was amended on July 15) and denying permits to media organizations seen as unfriendly to the government; making publication of “malicious news” a punishable offense and empowering the home affairs minister to ban or restrict publications believed to threaten public order, morality, or national security; prosecuting bloggers and journalists for their writings; taking little or no action against those who abused journalists; and limiting circulation of some organizations’ publications to their members only.
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204216#wrapper
A snippet:
The government continued to censor the media, primarily the print and broadcast media. This was done directly and indirectly by controlling news content; requiring the annual renewal of publishing permits (until the PPPA was amended on July 15) and denying permits to media organizations seen as unfriendly to the government; making publication of “malicious news” a punishable offense and empowering the home affairs minister to ban or restrict publications believed to threaten public order, morality, or national security; prosecuting bloggers and journalists for their writings; taking little or no action against those who abused journalists; and limiting circulation of some organizations’ publications to their members only.
History of Press Freedom in Malaysia
Please see articles from Malaysiakini that we found on an older website http://benarffm.wordpress.com/.
Gov't mulls national media policy. Oct 20, 2008
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/91609
Malaysia's press freedom ranking in free fall. Oct 22, 2008
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/91779
M'sians still ignorant of media freedom. Sep 4, 2008
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/89097
Gov't mulls national media policy. Oct 20, 2008
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/91609
Malaysia's press freedom ranking in free fall. Oct 22, 2008
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/91779
M'sians still ignorant of media freedom. Sep 4, 2008
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/89097