Fahmi stresses ethical distinction between citizen journalists and professionals

The Star

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that strong journalistic ethics are crucial in ensuring the sustainability of the country's media industry, distinguishing between citizen journalists and actual media practitioners.  He said with the rapid advancement of technology, media practitioners are often compared with social media users and citizen journalists, who frequently report from the scene and conduct live broadcasts as though they were performing the role of traditional journalists.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/btuabvcn   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 We all know that today, media is often compared to social media.

00:07 Sometimes, journalists, how should we say, citizen journalists,

00:15 are often in locations and recording,

00:19 and some even broadcast live as if they were on the ground.

00:26 However, we all know that to be a journalist,

00:31 it is not enough to just upload a post on Facebook or make a TikTok live.

00:37 There is discipline, there is manners, there is the ethics of journalism.

00:43 And this is what I, the government, and this organization especially,

00:49 want to emphasize, the ethics of journalism.

00:56 I also learned that some high-level institutions,

01:01 maybe before this tsunami, had a course or a certain field in journalism,

01:08 and it became a bit of a controversy.

01:11 When half of this course or field

01:16 was combined with other disciplines.

01:20 However, discussions continue to be held,

01:23 and our hope is that the times will change.

01:26 When today, many of our viewers,

01:31 no longer just see, for example, a room in the newsroom,

01:36 or wait for the news at 8 o'clock in the evening.

01:40 But the reality of today, they are adding information at any time,

01:46 and here is the intervention and support from the government,

01:52 and also strategic people,

01:54 who are able to give space to media people to discuss,

01:59 to discuss, to think,

02:01 and maybe to make some steps,

02:07 and maybe to make some ideas about the seven things

02:12 that need to be discussed as an industry.

02:16 I also want to take this opportunity to inform you that

02:20 we are still in the process of investigating the law

02:25 of the Malaysia's 9th Assembly,

02:28 and maybe after the intervention,

02:31 there will be some latest information that we can deliver.

02:35 But we want to make sure that all the processes in terms of dissemination,

02:40 which are not only in line with the interests and needs of the industry,

02:45 but also take into account the best practices,

02:48 or the best way to manage,

02:51 we can implement to disseminate the law.

02:55 Thank you.

02:57 [END]

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