Author: mediacouncilconsult

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting a few interviews with academics to help understand why Malaysia needs a system of self-regulation for the media; looking at who loses under the current system; and discussing potential models for self-regulation.

Kicking off this season, CIJ director Sonia Randhawa is chatting with University of Nottingham Malaysia lecturer Gayathry Venkiteswaran to understand what self-regulation means, and why it is important for Malaysia at this point.

Hello and welcome to a blog set up to complement discussions that will/ are/ have take(n) place during March at a National Consultation on a Media Council. This site will host resources, bullet points from discussions, videos from the meeting and anything else that we think might be helpful. We’d like to invite you to comment. Tell us what you think of a Media Council: What do we need to do before it starts becoming a reality? Who should be represented? Who shouldn’t? Where does the money come from? What should its relationship be with government? If you have something to share, send us an email (cijmalaysia at gmail), and if it’s related to the topic, we’ll post it here. Or just comment below.