COMMENT | How social environment impacts journalism practices

COMMENT | I’ve been thinking a bit more about how Malaysia’s rankings in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index fell this year.

It was a tremendous drop from 73rd placing to 107th. A recent report by local news portal Scoop stated that RSF Asia-Pacific bureau director Cedric Alviani said several incidents impacted Malaysia’s ranking.

Among them are the criminal defamation charges...