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Remaking Malaysian News Media

Professor Zaharom Nain, Professor of Communication & Multimedia, University of Nottingham Malaysia

25-Oct-22 07:45

Remaking Malaysian News Media

Legacy media outlets have long been viewed as the mouthpiece of the ruling government, while online news portals are often seen as the other end of the spectrum. How do these dynamics impact news reporting during general elections? We discuss the trends to watch and measures to strengthen media independence with Prof Zaharom Nain of the University of Nottingham Malaysia.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  politics,  government

Tags:  media independence,  legacy media outlets,  malaysian press,  online news portals,  ge15,  pru15,  malaysiamemilih, 


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