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Handling The Heat - Is Media Freedom A Requirement For Democracy?

Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government | Rafizi Ramli, Strategy Director, Parti Keadilan Rakyat | Azmi Anshar, Training Editor, New Straits Times | Jahabar Sadiq, Managing Editor, The Malaysian Insider | Dr Joanne Lim, Associate Professor of Media & Cultural Studies, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus | Sharaad Kuttan, BFM89.9

17-Nov-14 12:30

Handling The Heat - Is Media Freedom A Requirement For Democracy?

A full recording of the forum “Handling The Heat - Is Media Freedom A Requirement For Democracy?”. Sponsored by the British High Commission, KL, and the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus as part of their Great Debate series. The forum was held on the 19th of June 2014, at the Malaysian Tourism Center, Kuala Lumpur.


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