By Ida Lim
Apr 16, 2012
Zaid bloody Umno-controlled media for what he marked down as "vile as well as false reporting". File pic
The former de facto law minister cited Umno-controlled media such as TV3 as well as Utusan Malaysia as a worst offenders of industry standards, with "vile as well as false reporting" upon opposition politicians.
The Kita boss added which "legal movement is not a possibly option" to opposite a every day "incessant lies", as well as instead forked to "independent media council" as a remedy.
But he pronounced which "in a country, such a legislature is non-existent since a leaders have been political cowards."
Zaid additionally pronounced which BN leaders "dare not concede opposing views to be heard" or "engage in debates upon their air wave or air wave stations about critical issues."
Today, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pronounced in Parliament which a brand new law replacing a Printing Presses as well as Publications Act 1984 (PPPA) will include provisions for a arrangement of a "Media Council" which will concede a media industry to be "self regulatory".
Last year, a government's plan for a media consultative legislature was snubbed by media chiefs over concerns of serve restrictions upon press freedom as well as doubts over a council's independence.
The proposed media legislature was to be co-chaired by a Information, Communication as well as Culture Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim as well as Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, while additionally together with alternative member from a government.
Its members included member ! from a g overnment, print, electronic as well as brand new media organisations as well as selected non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Alternative online news portals such asThe Malaysian Insider, Malaysiakini, Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia Today as well as Merdeka Review were not invited, although they have been accredited with a Information Department.
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