Covid-19 pandemic amplifies threat to press freedom

Mohd Noor Merican, Ahmad Murad (2020) Covid-19 pandemic amplifies threat to press freedom. New Straits Times, 23 April 2020.

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the many crises that threaten press freedom. Reliable, diverse and independent information is at risk. The next 10 years will be pivotal to press freedom due to several converging crises. These are geopolitical (due to the aggressiveness of authoritarian regimes); technological (due to a lack of technological guarantees), democratic (due to polarisation and repressive policies) and economic (impoverishing quality journalism). And what would be significant for the very survival of journalism is a crisis of trust (due to suspicion and even hatred of the media).

Item Type:	Article (Newspaper)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P87 Communication. Mass media
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	PROF. DR. AHMAD MURAD MOHD NOOR MERICAN
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2024 12:24
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2024 12:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/111492

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