A forum on " Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment"

Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated towards the promotion and defence of free media and access to information, is celebrating World Press Freedom Day this 10 May. In the last 6 years, CIJ has commemorated this day, which falls on 3 May, through public activities that included exhibitions, talks and concerts. This year, we will be organising a PUBLIC FORUM at the Annexe, Central Market on 10 May, on the topic "Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment".The panel speakers are:

1) Political analyst and Chairman of Writers Alliance for Media Independence, Mr. Wong Chin Huat
2) Special Assistant to Selangor state Chief Minister, Ms Tricia Yeoh
3) Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the Science University of Malaysia, Zaharom Nain

The forum will touch on, among others:
1) Exploring the prime minister's options viz-a-viz clamours for reform on one side and calls for entrenchment of the status quo on another.
2) Current and future trends that may affect or involve the media and free expression.
3) What Malaysia needs badly in terms of reform on press freedom and expression and whether Najib can deliver them?

Logistical details of the event are confirmed.

Join Us For A Lively Discussion. See You There.

Download the World Press Freedom Day 2009 Poster poster (PDF).
addthis_url = 'http://www.cijmalaysia.org/content/view/11/8/'; addthis_title = 'Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment'; addthis_pub = 'zigezag';

Location: Annex Gallery, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: 03.4023.0772,
waifong@cijmalaysia.org