{"id":10507,"date":"2021-08-01T20:29:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T12:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10507"},"modified":"2021-08-01T20:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T12:29:24","slug":"media-practitioners-have-shown-dedication-professionalism-saifuddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10507","title":{"rendered":"Media practitioners have shown dedication, professionalism &#8211; Saifuddin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1&nbsp;&#8212; Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah today commended media practitioners in the country for showing dedication and professionalism by reporting the latest news and feature stories&nbsp;with truth and fairness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also called on\u00a0media practitioners to work together and focus on all efforts to fight COVID-19, protect the people\u2019s wellbeing and ensure\u00a0the country\u2019s economic survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-20.26.07.png\" alt=\"media practitioners\" class=\"wp-image-10508\" width=\"513\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-20.26.07.png 587w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-20.26.07-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-20.26.07-185x100.png 185w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-20.26.07-350x189.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI also would like to&nbsp;express my highest appreciation to the media&nbsp;who have worked hard to report accurate news while exposing fake ones especially when it comes to&nbsp;crises in the country,\u201d he said in a Twitter post today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saifuddin also congratulated Sinar Harian and Malaysia Gazette on the occasion of&nbsp;their 15th and eighth anniversaries, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hoped both organizations would soldier on to strengthen the country\u2019s information delivery system.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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