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Haron, Hafidz Hakimi and Shuaib, Farid Sufian (2022) The Malaysian Media Council: Will Self-Regulation Work? Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law, 23 (3). pp. 354-380. ISSN 1388-1906

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Abstract

After the 2018 General Election, the incoming coalition made numerous institutional reform pledges, including the establishment of a Malaysian media council to self-govern the press. Nevertheless, the concept is not new as it was initially proposed in 1973. Following stakeholders’ discussions over the past few years, it was decided that a self-regulatory media council should be formed. This is a critical step towards restoring the country’s long-suffering press freedom that had been stifled by press regulations. Hence, it is necessary to study the self-regulatory paradigm as Malaysia is moving towards the formation of a self-regulatory media council to govern its press. The United Kingdom’s vast experience with media self-regulation may help Malaysian policymakers decide whether to adopt a self-regulatory approach to governance or not. The authors in this study used textual analysis of legislation and case law and secondary data from existing works to examine the proposal of establishing a self-regulatory Malaysian media council.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Media council, freedom of the press, media law, self-regulation, governance, human rights
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC11-605 Political theory. The state. Theories of the state > JC571-605 Purpose, functions, and relations of the state
Divisions:	Faculty of Law (FOL)
Depositing User:	Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2023 01:19
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2023 01:19
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/11062

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