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Media and the libel law: The Malaysian experience

The media have assumed and reinforced their important role as a legitimate reflection of public interest and opinion.However, the media are peculiarly vulnerable to error of confusing the public interest with their own interest.As a matter of fact, people have increasingly begun to seek the refuge a...

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Main Authors:	Masum, Ahmad, Md Desa, Md Rejab
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd. 2014
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/1/1-s2.0-S1877.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.252
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spelling	my.uum.repo.129822016-05-19T06:50:40Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/ Media and the libel law: The Malaysian experience Masum, Ahmad Md Desa, Md Rejab K Law (General) The media have assumed and reinforced their important role as a legitimate reflection of public interest and opinion.However, the media are peculiarly vulnerable to error of confusing the public interest with their own interest.As a matter of fact, people have increasingly begun to seek the refuge and vindication of litigation.Malaysian media have traditionally focused on nation-building, social cohesion, and “responsible journalism”. This paper aims to examine the operation of libel law on the media in Malaysia. The paper concludes that although there is no mention of press freedom in the Malaysian Federal Constitution, Article 10(1)(a) is assumed to protect press freedom. However, press freedom is not absolute. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/1/1-s2.0-S1877.pdf Masum, Ahmad and Md Desa, Md Rejab (2014) Media and the libel law: The Malaysian experience. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 34-41. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.252 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.252
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description	The media have assumed and reinforced their important role as a legitimate reflection of public interest and opinion.However, the media are peculiarly vulnerable to error of confusing the public interest with their own interest.As a matter of fact, people have increasingly begun to seek the refuge and vindication of litigation.Malaysian media have traditionally focused on nation-building, social cohesion, and “responsible journalism”. This paper aims to examine the operation of libel law on the media in Malaysia. The paper concludes that although there is no mention of press freedom in the Malaysian Federal Constitution, Article 10(1)(a) is assumed to protect press freedom. However, press freedom is not absolute.
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publisher	Elsevier Ltd.
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url	http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/1/1-s2.0-S1877.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/12982/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.252
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Media and the libel law: The Malaysian experience

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