How times have changed. It was not so long ago that the National Union of Journalists seemed mainly concerned about collective bargaining to secure the best terms of employment for its members.
Now, the new NUJ president, Hata Wahari, has joined civil society in articulating the call for greater press freedom. Continue reading »
If you thought Malaysia’s press freedom ranking was already bad, think again.
Singapore has surpassed Malaysia in the latest RSF global ranking for 2010. Singapore! Now Singapore may have made great strides in terms of material progress but press freedom is not exactly its forte.
Singapore is now ranked 136th (133rd in 2009) – ahead of Malaysia’s 141st (131st in 2009). That’s about the same as our football Fifa ranking of 144th place! What else do you expect when even a cartoonist can be arrested?
The ‘democratic’ nation of Brunei, at 142nd, is now breathing down our necks. Continue reading »
I hope this is a genuine error and not gross deception by The Star. Thanks to blog reader Forest for pointing it out.
Most surfers will know that the RSF press freedom ranking for Malaysia has plunged eight spots from 124th last year to 132nd this year – but not The Star, which is on a different planet. It reports that Malaysia’s press freedom ranking has climbed 10 spots! This is what happens when you try to spin the reality.
This is the excerpt from The Star report:
Press freedom index up 10 spots
