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It has been 30 years since the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. However, the state of press freedom and freedom of expression continues to be regressive in certain countries. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media.

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Press freedom

The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all

Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media.

Human Interest
The Pakatan Harapan administration under the leadership of Anwar Ibrahim is committed to a reform in honouring press freedom but it will take a “staggered” approach. : Rajasekharan Parameswaran via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

Amid growing concerns over the state of press freedom and freedom of expression in Malaysia, the current administration is taking its time for reform.

Press freedom

Anwar Ibrahim has been slow to protect press freedom

Amid growing concerns over the state of press freedom and freedom of expression in Malaysia, the current administration is taking its time for reform.

Human Interest
The Wire’s story alleged collusion between India’s government and Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. : Solen Feyissa, Unsplash Unsplash licence (https://unsplash.com/license)

A scandal involving a fake email, two computer cryptographers and a politician is a lesson for all media before India’s run of elections.

Taming Misinformation

India’s Wire scandal a lesson for media

A scandal involving a fake email, two computer cryptographers and a politician is a lesson for all media before India’s run of elections.

Politics