Consider This: Journalism Ethics (Part 1) - State-Initiated Code Basis for Accreditation

The Communications Ministry recently launched an updated version of the Malaysian Code of Ethics for Journalists, 35 years after it was first developed by the Malaysian Press Institute. Given how much the media landscape has changed in the decades since, is the Code well-suited for the way media is produced and consumed today? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director of the Center for Independent Journalism and Member of the Pro-tem Committee of the Malaysian Media Council.