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Press Freedom Index Decline Warrants Urgent Reform

Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia

07-May-24 08:30

Press Freedom Index Decline Warrants Urgent Reform

Malaysia recorded a dismal performance, plummeting 34 spots to 107th place in the rankings with our overall score also falling by 10 points to 52, Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia tells us the reasons for this decline and what the government should focus on to improve those rankings.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  Law/Activism,  controversies,  international

Tags:  malaysia reform,  world press freedom day,  press freedom index, 


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