Malaysia’s Press Freedom Ranking Has Dropped. Why Does it Matter?
33 mins·14:00, 21 Apr 2021
Malaysia’s Press Freedom Ranking Has Dropped. Why Does it Matter?
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14:00, 21 Apr 2021
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It looks like when it comes to press freedom in Malaysia, we’re not in a great place, when compared to many other countries. This is according to Reporters Without Borders’ latest annual press freedom ranking, in which we’re ranked 119 out of 180 countries surveyed. But why is press freedom important and what does this ranking say about our country? We speak to Wathshlah Naidu of the Centre For Independent Journalism (CIJ) to find out.
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