{"id":67184,"date":"2025-02-28T12:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=67184"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T04:01:49","slug":"malaysia-media-council-bill-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/malaysia-media-council-bill-passed","title":{"rendered":"Historic Malaysia Media Council Bill Passed In Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Malaysia Media Council (MMC) Bill 2024 had <\/span>just been passed<\/span><\/a> by Dewan Rakyat, marking a historic moment for Malaysia\u2019s media industry. The bill is set to ensure media freedom, and that the public receives accurate, credible, and fair information.<\/span><\/p>\n

After intense debate by 18 members of Parliament, the bill to establish the MMC was passed with a majority vote.<\/span><\/p>\n

MMC Bill first brought to Cabinet in 2019<\/h4>\n

Deputy Communications Minister, Teo Nie Ching, told Dewan Rakyat that the idea of forming a committee or organisation to coordinate media industry governance was first proposed as far back as 1973. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, the establishment of the MMC was only brought to the Cabinet and approved in December 2019. The council\u2019s kick-off meeting was held in January 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

MMC to allow the industry to self-regulate<\/h4>\n

Teo mentions that the establishment of the MMC will\u00a0 allow for the media industry to implement checks and balances. This will enhance integrity and ethical compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the challenges that the industry currently faces is an absence of a standard reporting code of ethics. Currently there are no common standards applicable to all media practitioners in Malaysia.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Teo, if the public feels affected by media reporting, they currently have no platform to lodge complaints, nor is there a resolution mechanism through the existing legal process in the courts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teo added that the formation of the MNC will help create a comprehensive code of ethics for the industry.<\/p>\n

Training and professional development<\/h4>\n

Under the bill, the MMC will also be responsible for coordinating matters related to training, capacity building, and professional development of journalists and media organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n

It will also be responsible for managing and maintaining a database containing information on media practitioners and independent media practitioners. Having this data will support the continuous development of the media and journalism industry.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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