ABSTRACT

This study researched how Malaysian press law prevents journalists from discharging their duties. Using social responsibility theory of the press, the research highlighted how the Malaysian press law can interfere with journalists providing objective news content to the audience. This research brought to the forefront how the country’s press law adversely impacts on press freedom and thereby ethical conduct of media outlets. The study brought out various provisions of the law that are an impediment to objective news reporting and suggested the setting up of a non-governmental organisation in Malaysia to arbitrate cases against the press in order to ensure press freedom in the country.

摘要

这项研究研究了马来西亚新闻法如何阻止记者履行职责。该研究利用新闻界的社会责任理论，着重指出了马来西亚的新闻法如何干扰新闻记者，向观众提供客观的新闻内容。这项研究使该国的新闻法对新闻自由产生了不利影响，从而对媒体的道德行为产生了影响。这项研究提出了妨碍客观新闻报道的各种法律规定，并建议在马来西亚成立一个非政府组织来仲裁针对新闻界的案件，以确保该国新闻界的自由。