COMMENT | Anwar has it wrong blaming media for ills of the land

COMMENT | The adage, “report the news, don’t be the news” has been put on the back burner, albeit temporarily as the government seems to believe that the media is responsible for the ills that afflict the country.

Last week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim wrongly claimed that “tough action” against inflammatory speeches indirectly contributed to Malaysia’s downgrade in the annual Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index.