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Thursday, 03 April 2008 |
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King Mindon, Burma’s penultimate monarch, knew the value of a free press. During his reign (1853-78), he introduced a new press law, which read in part: “If I do wrong, write about me. If the queens do wrong, write about them. If my sons and my daughters do wrong, write about them. If the judges and mayors do wrong, write about them. No one shall take action against the journals for writing the truth. They shall go in and out of the palace freely.” |
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Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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The election media monitor initiative, organized by the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) and Charter 2000-Aliran confirmed that major print media continue to the line of the incumbent government, formed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, in their election coverage by allocating the majority of stories and spaces for their candidates.
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 |
The Centre for Independent Journalism disagrees with the new Selangor chief minister, Khalid Ibrahim's suggestion to contain future public demonstrations in a stadium. The suggestion misses the point of a public demonstration, which is for the public's voice on an issue to have as wide a reach as possible in the face of the present instutionalized restrictions. Khalid should also recognize that the public who demonstrate have an issue to get across, and that they are not merely seeking for a venue to vent their frustration.
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