{"id":14818,"date":"2022-09-07T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T04:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14818"},"modified":"2022-09-07T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T04:14:35","slug":"government-guarantees-freedom-of-press-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14818","title":{"rendered":"Government guarantees freedom of press – PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7<\/strong> —\u00a0\u00a0Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today assured media practitioners in the country that they are\u00a0free to report any news but the reports should be based on accurate and authentic facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their role as disseminators of information, the prime minister said he believed the media practitioners are aware of their limitations and responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The media must be responsible, which is, to tell the truth, to provide true information. If the information is true, there will be no objections\u00a0and constraints from the government on how the news is to be delivered,” <\/em>he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ismail Sabri told this to reporters during a visit to Media Prima in Sri Pentas, here today. Earlier,  he was interviewed by Hot FM, 8 FM, and Molek FM radio channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the government\u2019s guarantee of press freedom is reflected in its actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If they go beyond what is allowed, the\u00a0government will definitely reprimand them,\u00a0(but) so\u00a0far,\u00a0no media (organisation)\u00a0has been closed down or had its license revoked.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis means\u00a0there is freedom of the press,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describing the role of mainstream media as very important in disseminating accurate information, the prime minister said the public should not only rely on social media for information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As we know,\u00a0 inaccurate and distorted information is being disseminated, causing people to be confused.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat’s why it’s important for the mainstream media, such as TV3 and the print media, to\u00a0provide accurate\u00a0information, not misleading ones,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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