Fahmi: Press accreditation only with govt code, not media council's

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today clarified that the government's media code of ethics will be the sole standard used in accrediting journalists.

Fahmi said the Malaysian Media Council (MMM) - which is the planned body for media self-regulation, can have its own code, but this would not be used by the Information Department in deciding whether to issue or revoke press passes...