War against journalists real
'War' could be seen as a strong word but it sure seems like it for some within the media fraternity. Several incidents, including the statement issued by the Finance Ministry two days ago, have further irked members of the Press who are already battling woes within their organisations. The statement, issued on Aug 10, 2019, was in response to Bernama's financial constraints . While the statement provided a clarification to the situation, those in the industry question if the last paragraph was necessary. In fact, the last paragraph got some wondering if it was a statement by the ministry or a state government (as seen pre-GE14). On Aug 7, members of the local media "kesal" after they left out of a press conference during the Malaysia-China Belt and Road Economic Cooperation Forum in Kuala Lumpur. And not too long ago, the Human Resources Development Fund sued a (or two) journalist/columnist/reporter over an international cours...