freedom of the press

Malaysia’s digital transformation efforts look good on paper but an access to information act is still nowhere in sight.

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Skewing the online discussion threatens media literacy.

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Journalists the world over face increasing digital surveillance used to hamper press freedom, promote misinformation or discredit their work.

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Media systems have no answer for toxic polarisation. The development of a public-service internet and public-service media needs to be on the agenda.

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Journalists are some of the most active users of Twitter. But steps to make it a platform for unregulated speech threatens to turn a tool into a tribulation.

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Migrant workers keep the Malaysian economy humming during peak times. But when times got tough, they were scapegoated.

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Duterte’s presidency rapidly eroded press freedom in the Philippines. Media organisations see the May elections as a chance to set things right.

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Already under fire from the Digital Security Act, Bangladeshi journalists face even worse censorship if a new piece of legislation gets up.

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Authoritarian governments have weaponised online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression.

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New media laws in Indonesia target journalists and infringe rights rather than protecting them.

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The Pegasus spyware scandal triggered more questions than answers about how long the Indian government has been weaponising social media data.

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